Main Entry: come down

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 14th century

1 : to lose or fall in estate or condition <has come down in the world>
2 a : to pass by tradition <a story that has come down from medieval times> b : to pass from a usually high source <word came down that the strike was over>
3 : to place oneself in opposition <came down hard on gambling>
4 a : to deal with a subject directly <when you come down to it, we all depend on others> b : to reduce itself : amount <it comes down to this>
5 : to become ill <came down with measles>
6 : come out 2
7 : go on, happen <what's coming down>