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

Villarreal: Was there a scene or a specific moment or interaction that was hard for you or difficult or required you to sort of come down from it after?

From Los Angeles Times

Now capped 38 times, he has started six Tests in a row for the first time since 2022, but five have resulted in defeats - four of which came down to the final play.

From BBC

However, messages coming down from the pons actually inhibit activity in the medulla, leading breathing rates to slow down.

From Science Daily

It still comes down to whether the Huskies can win the battle of the tranches.

From Los Angeles Times

The Supreme Court decision came down in 2012, so the Project 2025 authors don’t have much of an excuse for their ignorance of the facts.

From Los Angeles Times