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Definition of come down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

come down phrasal verb jump to other results come down

1. to break and fall to the ground
   • The ceiling came down with a terrific crash.

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2. (of rain, snow, etc.) to fall
   • The rain came down in torrents.
3. (of an aircraft) to land or fall from the sky
   • We were forced to come down in a field.
4. if a price, a temperature, a rate, etc. comes down, it gets lower
   • The price of gas is coming down.
   • Gas is coming down in price.
5. to decide and say publicly that you support or oppose somebody/something
   • The committee came down in support of his application.
6. to reach as far down as a particular point
   • Her hair comes down to her waist.
7. (informal) to become less excited or happy, especially after taking drugs
   • As the drug wore off I felt myself coming down.

come down (from…)

1. (British English, formal) to leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the end of a term or after finishing your studies opposite come up (to…)

come down (from…) (to…)

1. to come from one place to another, usually from the north of a country to the south, or from a larger place to a smaller one

come down (to somebody)

1. to have come from a long time in the past
   • The name has come down from the last century.

See come down in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Other results

All matches

• come down on
• come down to
• come down with
• come down on somebody
• come down to something
• come down with something
• come down the pike
• come/go down/up in the world
• go, come, etc. (right) down to the wire
• come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump)
• come down on one side of the fence or the other

See more Phrasal verbs

• come down on somebody
• come down to something
• come down with something

Idioms

• come down the pike
• come/go down/up in the world
• go, come, etc. (right) down to the wire
• come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump)
• come down on one side of the fence or the other

Nearby words

• comedic adjective
• comedienne noun
• come down phrasal verb
• comedown noun
• come down on phrasal verb

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