intj
Meaning 1
A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
come by
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
Meaning 2
To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- A loyal friend is hard to come by.
- Somehow he came by a substantial fortune.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To come near to; to pass; to visit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Your beau came by while you were shopping.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
obtain, especially accidentally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: come into
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: get, acquire
Narrower terms: stumble, hit
verb
Meaning 5
visit informally and spontaneously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drop by, drop in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: visit, call in, call
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: mettre la main sur ... — to get (trans.)
- German: bekommen — to get (trans.)
- Italian: trovare — to get (trans.)
- Italian: reperire — to get (trans.)
- Italian: rinvenire — to get (trans.)
- Italian: imbattersi — to get (trans.)
- Portuguese: encontrar — to get (trans.)
- Portuguese: pilhar — to get (trans.)
- Russian: добыва́ть (dobyvátʹ) — to get (trans.)
- Russian: добы́ть (dobýtʹ) — to get (trans.)
- Russian: достава́ть (dostavátʹ) — to get (trans.)
- Russian: доста́ть (dostátʹ) — to get (trans.)
- Russian: получа́ть (polučátʹ) — to get (trans.)
- Russian: получи́ть (polučítʹ) — to get (trans.)
- Slovak: zohnať — to get (trans.)
- Slovak: dostať (kúpiť) — to get (trans.)
- Spanish: encontrar — to get (trans.)
- Spanish: hallar — to get (trans.)
- Czech: stavit se — to pass or visit (intrans.)
- Russian: заходи́ть (zaxodítʹ) — to pass or visit (intrans.)
- Russian: загля́дывать (zagljádyvatʹ) — to pass or visit (intrans.)
- Spanish: visitar — to pass or visit (intrans.)