coming down

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
   • A tree came down and hit me on the head.
2. (intransitive) To be demolished.
   • The damage sustained in the fire is so great that the whole building will have to come down.
3. (intransitive) To decrease.
   • Real estate prices have come down since the peak of the boom.
4. (intransitive) To reach or release a decision.
   • I can't guess which way the board will come down on the project.
5. (intransitive) To be passed through time.
   • Much wisdom has come down in the form of proverbs.
6. (idiomatic, intransitive) To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.
   • He finally came down from his post-bonus high.

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