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coming down to us

coming down to us is the present participle and gerund of come down to us.

Meaning of come down to us

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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

Questions about coming down to us

What is coming down to us the present participle and gerund of?
Coming down to us is the present participle and gerund of come down to us.

Words near coming down to us in the dictionary

  1. coming down in stair rods
  2. coming down on
  3. coming down the pike
  4. coming down to
  5. coming down to earth
  6. coming down to us
  7. coming down upon
  8. coming down with
  9. coming down with one's dust
  10. coming down with the dust
  11. coming first

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