came down
came down is the simple past of come down.
Meaning of come down
Verb
come down (third-person singular simple present comes down, present participle coming down, simple past came down, past participle come down)
- To descend, fall down, collapse.
- A tree came down and hit me on the head.
- To be demolished.
- The damage sustained in the fire is so great that the whole building will have to come down.
- To decrease.
- Real estate prices have come down since the peak of the boom.
- To reach or release a decision.
- I can't guess which way the board will come down on the project.
- To be passed through time.
- Much wisdom has come down in the form of proverbs.
- To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.
- He finally came down from his post-bonus high.
Questions about came down
- What is came down the simple past of?
- Came down is the simple past of come down.
Words near came down in the dictionary
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