come down

See also comedown, and come-down

English

Verb

come down (third-person singular simple present comes down, present participle coming down, simple past and past participle came down)

1. To descend, fall.

   Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not. – 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 45:9

   • 1995, Ash, Goldfinger

     I'm feeling so alive, feeling so real

     On a stormy night, the rain is coming down

     Rain like never before

     I've got some records on, some bottles of wine

     On a stormy night, the rain is lashing down

     And I'm waiting for her.

2. To decrease.

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

3. To reach a decision.

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

4. To be passed through time.

   Much wisdom has come down in the form of proverbs.

5. (idiomatic) To return from an elevated state of consciousness or emotion.

   He finally came down from his post-bonus high.

Derived terms

• come down on
• come down to
• come down with