vorbeikommen

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German

Etymology

vorbei- +‎ kommen

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Verb

vorbeikommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt vorbei, past tense kam vorbei, past participle vorbeigekommen, past subjunctive käme vorbei, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to come over; to drop by
    Möchten Sie auf einen Kaffee vorbeikommen?
    Would you like to drop by for coffee?
    Kommen Sie bei uns im Büro vorbei!
    Drop by our office!
  2. (intransitive) to get past, to go by
    Irgendwie kam der Einbrecher am Schloss vorbei.
    Somehow the burglar got past the lock.
    Es gibt einige Fakten, an denen man nicht vorbeikommt.
    There are some facts you can't get around.

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