if a building or part of it comes down, it is destroyed and falls to the ground
if an aircraft comes down, it lands or crashes
if rain, snow etc comes down, it falls to the ground, especially in large amounts
to agree to ask for or pay a lower price
to be long or deep enough to reach a particular lower point or level
to become less in amount, level, price etc
to become less respected by someone than you were before, because of something you have done
to become less rich, powerful, successful etc than you were previously
to continue to exist from a long time ago
to make a decision that supports or opposes someone or something
to move down to the ground or to a lower level
to start to feel normal again after a powerful illegal drug has stopped affecting you
to travel to a place that is further south or is smaller or less important than the place you are leaving
Everything depends on which side the judge comes down on.
He was sitting in a tree and refused to come down.
In the afternoon, the rain really started to come down.
Interest rates have come down significantly in the last three years.
My parents are coming down for the weekend.
The council came down in favour of closing the road.
The jacket came down almost to his knees.
The plane came down in a field, killing both the pilot and his passenger.
They are not willing to come down in price.
Whenever one of the kids had come down with a case of diarrhea, Rita was always convinced Coyote Sickness was at fault.
the version of the story that has come down to us
comes down
coming down
came down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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