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Come down meaning

Come down is a phrasal verb with 8 meanings. One of them is to collapse from a standing or raised position.

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

What come down means

fall to the groundB2

To collapse from a standing or raised position

Several branches came down in the storm.

7 more meanings of come down are in the Retite app, each 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 up, come along, come away, come before, come together.

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 mean?

It has 8 meanings. One of them is to collapse from a standing or raised position. The other 7, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of come down?

Came down. The past participle is come down.

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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