come down

1. Become reduced in size or amount, be lowered, as in Interest rates will have to come down before the economy recovers . [Mid-1600s]

2. Be handed down by inheritance, tradition, or a higher authority. For example, This painting has come down to us from our great-grandparents , or These stories have come down through the generations , or An indictment finally came down . [c. 1400]

3. Lose wealth or position, as in After the market crashed, the Tates really came down in the world . A 1382 translation of the Bible by followers of John Wycliffe had this term: “Come down from glory, sit in thirst” (Jeremiah 48:18).

4. Also, go down . Happen, occur, as in What's coming down tonight? [ Slang ; 1960s]

Example Sentences

"We are now concerned about what may come down the road," he said.

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Fortunately, the building came down before the market area had become too busy.

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He comes down to the club, along with other volunteers, on a Thursday.

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In its order, which ran over 95 pages, the court came down heavily on the state governments, saying it cannot "become a judge and decide that a person accused is guilty and, therefore, punish him".

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I see it coming down to who can dominate early.

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