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訪ねて来た

came to visit

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came to visit The past form of 訪ねて来る, meaning someone came to visit or call on the speaker or someone at a particular place. The 来た emphasizes movement toward the speaker or destination.
JA: 昨日、友達が私の家を訪ねて来た。
EN: Yesterday, a friend came to visit me at home.

トムがいきなり訪ねて来たのには、驚いたよ。

I was surprised when Tom suddenly came to visit.

誰か訪ねて来ただろう

Someone must have come to visit.

— 続・夕陽のガンマン (1966)

彼らは時々私を訪ねて来た。

They sometimes came to visit me.

訪ねて来たのは校長先生その人でした。

It was the principal himself who had come to visit.