COME DOWN


Meaning of COME DOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ intransitive verb ]

Date: 14th century

1. : to lose or fall in estate or condition

has come down in the world

2.

a. : to pass by tradition

a story that has come down from medieval times

b. : to pass from a usually high source

word came down that the strike was over

3. : to place oneself in opposition

came down hard on gambling

4.

a. : to deal with a subject directly

when you come down to it, we all depend on others

b. : to reduce itself : amount

it comes down to this

5. : to become ill

came down with measles

6. : come out 2

7. : go on , happen

what's coming down

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.