English-Italian translations for come by

• imbattersi
• reperire
  E' molto difficile reperire cifre attendibili sulle conseguenze degli scontri armati sui bambini. Reliable figures on the impact of armed conflict on children are hard to come by.
  Forniture per ufficio come cucitrici, fermagli da carta e minuterie del genere sono molto difficili da reperire. Office supplies - staplers, paper clips and little things like that - are very hard to come by.
  Dobbiamo rendere i prodotti del tabacco difficili da reperire e avvertire al massimo i restanti consumatori dei rischi a cui vanno incontro. It is necessary to ensure that tobacco products are hard to come by and to warn the rest of the users about the risks as best we can.
• rinvenire
• trovare

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