Come down

verb

Word Frequency: 8.8

Definitions

1.verbTo descend, fall down, collapse.

"A tree came down and hit me on the head."

2.verbTo be demolished.

"The damage sustained in the fire is so great that the whole building will have to come down."

3.verbTo decrease.

"Real estate prices have come down since the peak of the boom."

4.verbTo reach a decision.

"I can't guess which way the board will come down on the project."

5.verbTo be passed through time.

"Much wisdom has come down in the form of proverbs."

6.verbTo return from an elevated state of consciousness or emotion.

"He finally came down from his post-bonus high."

7.verbTo graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.

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