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Meanings of come down in English

Portuguese
descender
Catalan
descendir
Spanish
precipitar

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.

      Related terms
      descender
      Catalan
      reduir-se

      Be the essential element.

            reduir-se
            Portuguese
            adoecer
            Catalan
            tenir nàusees

            Get sick.

                  adoecer
                  Usage of come down in English
                  1
                  The question is whether we have come down far enough, Nunan said.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  But some weeks, it's clear everyone needs to come down to earth.
                  Wired
                  3
                  Ultimately, he said, the choice of method would come down to funding.
                  Reuters
                  4
                  He just said you need to come down to the conference room.
                  Millionaire's women
                  5
                  Economic growth rebounded, but the unemployment rate took longer to come down.
                  Reuters
                  6
                  If a company can deliver results with fewer people, costs come down.
                  Reuters
                  7
                  Mr Aitchison said he hoped the fence would come down within weeks.
                  Radio NZ
                  8
                  Ultimately, rate increases come down to what risk pool you are in.
                  Reuters
                  9
                  US rates could start to come down as early as this month.
                  The Guardian
                  10
                  Over time, private-sector debt needs to come down to more manageable levels.
                  The Guardian
                  11
                  Only this week did the Confederate flag come down in South Carolina.
                  The Guardian
                  12
                  Federal regulators have come down hard on the for-profit higher education sector.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  Could it be that they haven't even come down this far yet?
                  The Complete Rama Omnibus
                  14
                  Of course, it should never have come down to a legal battle.
                  The South African
                  15
                  The order to activate certain units would come down from the Dept.
                  The new yorker
                  16
                  Sceptics argue what goes up must eventually come down; are they right?
                  The Irish Times
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                  Come down through the time
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