English-German translations for come by

• bekommen
  Verlässliche Daten sind schwer zu bekommen, wie ja hier auch schon mehrfach betont wurde. Reliable data are difficult to come by, as has already been stated here several times.
• vorbeikommen

Definition of come by

• To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily
• To come near to; to pass; to visit
• A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep

Examples

• Somehow he came by a substantial fortune
• Your beau came by while you were shopping

Related words

• come
• welcome
• become
• outcome
• comedy
• comer
• overcome
• income
• comet
• comeuppance