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Come down to meaning

Come down to is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is for a decision or result to depend chiefly on one decisive factor.

Past simple
came down to
Past participle
come down to
-ing form
coming down to

What come down to means

depend mainly onC2

For a decision or result to depend chiefly on one decisive factor

The choice comes down to price.

1 more meaning of come down to is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come along, come away, come before.

With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, go down, break down, take down, keep down, set down, tie down.

Common questions

What does come down to mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is for a decision or result to depend chiefly on one decisive factor. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of come down to?

Came down to. The past participle is come down to.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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