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came down to

came down to is the simple past of come down to.

Meaning of come down to

Verb

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

  1. To reach by moving down or reducing.
    • Wait for the temperature to come down to a reasonable level before touching the lid.
  2. (idiomatic) To entirely depend upon a single factor; basically, ultimately or in essence.
    • The decision comes down to whether you really want to pay that much for a little extra convenience.

Questions about came down to

What is came down to the simple past of?
Came down to is the simple past of come down to.

Words near came down to in the dictionary

  1. came clean
  2. came down
  3. came down cats and dogs
  4. came down in stair rods
  5. came down on
  6. came down to
  7. came down to earth
  8. came down to us
  9. came down upon
  10. came down with
  11. came down with one's dust

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