Phrasal Verbs
- 1to break and fall to the ground The ceiling came down with a loud crash.
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- 2(of rain, snow, etc.) to fall The rain came down in torrents.
- 3(of an aircraft) to land or fall from the sky We were forced to come down in a field.
- 4if a price, a temperature, a rate, etc. comes down, it gets lower The price of gas is coming down. Gas is coming down (in price).
- 5to decide and say publicly that you support or oppose someone The committee came down in support of his application.
- 6to reach as far down as a particular point Her hair comes down to her waist.
to come from one place to another, usually from the north of a country to the south, or from a larger place to a smaller one
to have come from a long time in the past The name has come down from the last century.