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Perspolis Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Come by

It was a great Thanksgiving day! Mechelle brought pumpkin pie, My favorite football team won the mach and Johnny came by.

What does "come by" mean in the above sentence?
Can I use "came" instead of "came by"?

Please advise with some other examples for using of "come by".

Thanks!
Perspolis
  

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It is an idiom meaning to come in for a visit. It implies that Johnny was going somewhere else and on the way dropped in on Mechelle and her family. Won't you come by my house sometime?

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  • It is an idiom meaning to come in for a visit.
  • It implies that Johnny was going somewhere else and on the way dropped in on Mechelle and her family.
  • Won't you come by my house sometime?
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It is an idiom meaning to come in for a visit. It implies that Johnny was going somewhere else and on the way dropped in on Mechelle and her family.
Won't you come by my house sometime?
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perspolisCan I use "came" instead of "came by"?
No, you can't. The sentence is written in the simple past tense, and all of the activities it refers to are past activities. The simple past tense of the verb "come" is "came".
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Thanks a lot, friends!
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