came down; come down; coming down; comes down
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
Synonyms
Examples of comedown in a Sentence
Noun
For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown.
after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick
Verb
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
Recent Examples on the Web
Rana Foroohar, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2022
There’s an irreconcilable gap between the singer during performance and her at home being chased by an angry husband or lovingly tending to her children or drinking the ache of comedown from her tour away.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
In a massive comedown for a Bolts team that two Sundays earlier had won the AFC championship at Pittsburgh in an upset, Super Bowl XXIX served as a coronation for a Niners franchise that became the first to win five Lombardi Trophies.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
Technology firms are still feeling a comedown from the sector’s 2021 boom, when the companies were hiring left and right.
—Laura Bratton and Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2024
As note above, the post-holiday break comedown is impossible to deny…as are all those post-holiday-shopping credit card statements.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2024
That makes a comedown for the U.S. economy seem less likely.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023
There are Reddit threads dedicated to post-show comedowns.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
The set’s exhilarating energy is matched by Barker’s unusually smooth mixing and unerring sense of pace; the lush finale makes for the perfect gentle comedown, and a return to Barker’s typically harmonic wheelhouse.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2023
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
A lot comes down to strengths and what NBA teams value.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Take Care of Employees’ Needs First A pizza party might be received well by the employees of one company and terribly by another — the difference largely comes down to the underlying culture.
—Jason Hennessey, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
That number has since come down to about 100 companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Apr. 2024
Arizona Senate race between Lake, Gallego could come down to rebranding battle
Lake has been a longtime ally and staunch supporter of Trump.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Weighing up the best fat burners comes down to understanding a few important factors.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But experts say the difference between quitting and not quitting often comes down to having a person, group, app or other outside force that nudges you to keep going.
—Danielle Friedman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Inflation is coming down, certainly compared with the highs in summer 2022; unemployment remains below 4%; and GDP is still growing at a healthy pace.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Noun
This is often portrayed as a bad thing—a comedown for the United States and a risk for much of the world.
—Rana Foroohar, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2022
There’s an irreconcilable gap between the singer during performance and her at home being chased by an angry husband or lovingly tending to her children or drinking the ache of comedown from her tour away.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
In a massive comedown for a Bolts team that two Sundays earlier had won the AFC championship at Pittsburgh in an upset, Super Bowl XXIX served as a coronation for a Niners franchise that became the first to win five Lombardi Trophies.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
Technology firms are still feeling a comedown from the sector’s 2021 boom, when the companies were hiring left and right.
—Laura Bratton and Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2024
As note above, the post-holiday break comedown is impossible to deny…as are all those post-holiday-shopping credit card statements.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2024
That makes a comedown for the U.S. economy seem less likely.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023
There are Reddit threads dedicated to post-show comedowns.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
The set’s exhilarating energy is matched by Barker’s unusually smooth mixing and unerring sense of pace; the lush finale makes for the perfect gentle comedown, and a return to Barker’s typically harmonic wheelhouse.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2023
Verb
The battle for sixth place in the East — to avoid the NBA’s play-in tournament — is coming down to the final days of the regular season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
A lot comes down to strengths and what NBA teams value.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Take Care of Employees’ Needs First A pizza party might be received well by the employees of one company and terribly by another — the difference largely comes down to the underlying culture.
—Jason Hennessey, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
That number has since come down to about 100 companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Apr. 2024
Arizona Senate race between Lake, Gallego could come down to rebranding battle
Lake has been a longtime ally and staunch supporter of Trump.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Weighing up the best fat burners comes down to understanding a few important factors.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But experts say the difference between quitting and not quitting often comes down to having a person, group, app or other outside force that nudges you to keep going.
—Danielle Friedman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Inflation is coming down, certainly compared with the highs in summer 2022; unemployment remains below 4%; and GDP is still growing at a healthy pace.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
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comedown
1 of 2 noun
come·down
ˈkəm-ˌdau̇n 
: a falling in status, position, or reputation
come down
2 of 2 verb(ˌ)kəm-ˈdau̇n
: to fall sick
came down with the flu
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