come down
Dictionary
verb
- 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 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 or emotion.
"He finally came down from his post-bonus high."
- To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.
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