come down to us
come down to us verb: to survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.
Verb
come down to us (third-person singular simple present comes down to us, present participle coming down to us, simple past came down to us, past participle come down to us)
- To survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.
- It is somewhat remarkable that none of bishop Ridley’s sermons have come down to us.1858, Charles Henry Cooper, Thompson Cooper, Athenae Cantabrigienses, volume 1, page 138
- There is some confusion about this work since the original has disappeared, and scholars have assumed that what has come down to us is not by Mozart.2002, Alexander J. Morin, editor, Classical Music: The Listener's Companion, page 638
Forms of come down to us
| third-person singular present | comes down to us |
|---|---|
| present participle | coming down to us |
| past | came down to us |
| past participle | come down to us |
Questions about come down to us
- What does come down to us mean?
- Come down to us means to survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.
- What part of speech is come down to us?
- Come down to us is a verb.
- What is the past tense of come down to us?
- The past tense of come down to us is came down to us.
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