Come down with meaning
Come down with is a phrasal verb that means to begin suffering from an illness, usually a minor one.
- Past simple
- came down with
- Past participle
- come down with
- -ing form
- coming down with
What come down with means
B2
To begin suffering from an illness, usually a minor one
Two members of the team came down with food poisoning.
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 with mean?
To begin suffering from an illness, usually a minor one.
What is the past tense of come down with?
Came down with. The past participle is come down with.
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