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come down
come C0802050 (kŭm)intr.v. came (kām), come, com·ing, comes 1. a. To advance toward the speaker or toward a specified place; approach: Come to me.b. To advance in a specified manner: The children came reluctantly when I insisted.2. a. To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way.b. To fare: How are things coming today? They're coming fine.3. a. To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.b. To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 am in June.4. To move into view; appear: The moon came over the horizon.5. To occur in time; take place: The game will be played tomorrow, come rain or shine.6. a. To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.b. To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!c. To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.7. To extend; reach: water that came to my waist.8. To have priority; rank: My work comes first.9. To happen as a result: This mess comes of your carelessness.10. To fall to one: No good can come of this.11. To occur in the mind: A good idea just came to me.12. a. To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.b. To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.c. To be descended: They come from a good family.d. To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.13. To be a native or resident: My friend comes from Chicago.14. To add up to a certain amount: Expenses came to more than income.15. a. To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.b. To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.16. To be available or obtainable: shoes that come in all sizes.17. Vulgar Slang To experience orgasm.n. also cum (kŭm) Vulgar Slang Semen ejaculated during orgasm.Phrasal Verbs: come about1. To take place; happen.2. To turn around.3. Nautical To change tack. come across1. To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.2. Slang a. To do what is wanted.b. To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.3. To give an impression: "He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual" (William L. Clay). come along1. To make advances to a goal; progress: Things are coming along fine.2. To go with someone else who takes the lead: I'll come along on the hike.3. To show up; appear: Don't take the first offer that comes along. come around (or round)1. To recover, revive: fainted but soon came around.2. To change one's opinion or position: You'll come around after you hear the whole story. come at1. To obtain; get: come at an education through study.2. To rush at; attack. come back1. To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune.2. To retort; reply: came back with a sharp riposte.3. To recur to the memory: It's all coming back to me now. come between To cause to be in conflict or estrangement. come by1. To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.2. To pay a visit. come down1. To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.2. a. To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.b. To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.3. Slang To happen; occur: What's coming down tonight?4. Slang To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug. come in1. a. To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.b. To become available for use: New weather information just came in.c. To start producing. Used of an oil well.2. To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: came in fifth.3. To perform or function in a particular way: A food processor comes in handy.4. To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal: The pilot's voice came in loud and clear.5. To take on a specified role: When editorial review commences, that's where you come in. come into To acquire, especially as an inheritance: She came into a fortune on her 21st birthday. come off1. To happen; occur: The trip came off on schedule.2. To acquit oneself: She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.3. To turn out to be successful: a party that came off. come on1. To convey a particular personal image: comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary.2. Slang To show sexual interest in someone: trying to come on to me during the party.3. a. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.b. To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.4. To hurry up; move rapidly. Often used in the imperative: Would you please come on! We'll be late!5. To stop an inappropriate behavior; abandon a position or an attitude; be obliging. Used chiefly in the imperative: You've used the same feeble excuse for weeks. Come on! come out1. To become known: The whole story came out at the trial.2. To be issued or brought out: The author's new book just came out.3. To make a formal social debut: She came out at age 18 in New York City.4. To end up; result: Everything came out wrong.5. To declare oneself publicly: The governor came out in favor of tax breaks.6. To reveal that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual. come over1. To change sides, as in a controversy.2. To pay a casual visit. come through1. To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.2. a. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.b. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear. come to1. To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.2. Nautical a. To bring the bow into the wind.b. To anchor. come up1. To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.2. To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.3. To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.4. To draw near; approach: came up and said hello. come upon To discover or meet by accident. come with Informal To accompany someone; go along: I'm going to the store; do you want to come with?Idioms: come a cropper To fail utterly. come again Used as a request to repeat what was said. come clean To confess all. come down on To punish, oppose, or reprimand severely and often with force: a district attorney who came down hard on drug dealers. come down to1. To confront or deal with forthrightly: When you come right down to it, you have to admit I'm correct.2. To amount to in essence: It comes down to this: the man is a cheat. come down with To become sick with (an illness): came down with the flu. come in for To receive; be subjected to: came in for harsh criticism. come into (one's) own1. To get possession of what belongs to one.2. To obtain rightful recognition or prosperity: a concert pianist who has at last come into his own. come off it Slang To stop acting or speaking foolishly or pretentiously. Often used in the imperative. come out with1. To put into words; say: always comes out with the truth.2. To reveal publicly: came out with a new tax package. come to blows To begin a physical fight. come to grief To meet with disaster; fail. come to grips with To confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with: "He had to come to grips with the proposition" (Louis Auchincloss).come to light/hand To be clearly revealed or disclosed: "A further problem ... came to light last summer as a result of post-flight inspections" (John Noble Wilford). come to terms with1. To come to accept; become reconciled to: finally came to terms with his lack of talent.2. To reach mutual agreement: The warring factions have at last come to terms. come true To happen as predicted: My fondest dreams have at last come true. come up against To encounter, especially a difficulty or major problem. come up with To bring forth, discover, or produce: came up with a cure for the disease. [Middle English comen, from Old English cuman; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]ThesaurusVerb | 1. | come down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"descend, go down, fallprolapse - slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"abseil, rappel, rope down - lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"dismount, unhorse, get down, light, get off - alight from (a horse)avalanche, roll down - gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snowdive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"go under, go down, set - disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"slump, correct, decline - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"precipitate - fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"subside, sink - descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"crash - fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"flop - fall suddenly and abruptlytopple, tumble - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"plop - drop with the sound of something falling into waterpitch - fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"climb down, alight - come down; "the birds alighted"go under, go down, sink, settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"pounce, swoop - move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"cascade, cascade down - rush down in big quantities, like a cascade | | 2. | come down - be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"boil down, reducebecome, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" | | 3. | come down - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"precipitate, fallfall - descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"spat - come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"snow - fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"hail - precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"sleet - precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet" | | 4. | come down - get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"sickenwan - become pale and sicklycontract, get, take - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"canker - become infected with a cankerdecline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" | | 5. | come down - criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" | Translationscome (kam) – past tense came (keim) past participle come – verb1. to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him. Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me? 來 来2. to become near or close to something in time or space. Christmas is coming soon. 來臨 来临3. to happen or be situated. The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet. 位(於) 位(于) 4. (often with to) to happen (by accident). How did you come to break your leg? 碰巧發生 碰巧发生5. to arrive at (a certain state etc). What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement. 到達(某程度) 到达(某一点) 6. (with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to). The total comes to 51. 共計 共计 interjection expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc. Come, come! That was very rude of you! (表示促使注意、責備等)喂! (表示促使注意、责备等)喂! ˈcomer nounlate-comers will not be admitted; We welcome all comers. 來者 来者ˈcoming nounthe comings and goings of the people in the street. 來,進 即将到来ˈcomeback noun a return (especially to show business). The actress made a comeback years after retiring. 東山再起 恢复ˈcomedown noun a fall in dignity etc. The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce. 相形見拙 失势come about to happen. How did that come about? 發生 发生come across to meet or find by chance. He came across some old friends. 偶然遇見或發現 偶然遇见come along1. to come with or accompany the person speaking etc. Come along with me! 與...一起走,陪同… 一起走2. to progress. How are things coming along? 進展 进展come by to get. How did you come by that black eye? 得到 得到come down to decrease; to become less. Tea has come down in price. 下降 下降come into one's own to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc. He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer. 獲得機會展示自己的才能 获得应有的声誉come off1. to fall off. Her shoe came off. 掉下 掉下2. to turn out (well); to succeed. The gamble didn't come off. 成功 成功come on1. to appear on stage or the screen. They waited for the comedian to come on. 出現在舞台或螢幕上 登台,出场 2. hurry up!. Come on – we'll be late for the party! 快點! 快点!3. don't be ridiculous!. Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that! 得啦!算了吧! 得啦!come out1. to become known. The truth finally came out. 被披露 被披露2. to be published. This newspaper comes out once a week. 被發行 被出版3. to strike. The men have come out (on strike). 罷工 罢工4. (of a photograph) to be developed. This photograph has come out very well. (照片)顯像 显像5. to be removed. This dirty mark won't come out. 被去掉 被去掉come round1. (also come around) to visit. Come round and see us soon. 拜訪 拜访2. to regain consciousness. After receiving anesthesia, don't expect to come round for at least twenty minutes. 甦醒過來 苏醒过来come to to regain consciousness. When will he come to after the operation? 甦醒過來 苏醒过来come to light to be discovered. The theft only came to light when the owners returned from holiday. 被發現 显露come upon to meet, find or discover by chance. She came upon a solution to the problem. 偶然遇見或發現 偶遇,偶然发现 come up with to think of; to produce. He's come up with a great idea. 想出,提出 想出,提出 come what may whatever happens. I'll give you my support, come what may! 不管怎樣,無論如何 不管怎样,无论如何 to come (in the) future. in the days to come. 未來 未来come down
come down1. verb Literally, to descend from a higher point to a lower one. This usage is commonly used to describe precipitation. Come down and look at this flood in the basement! The rain was coming down so hard this morning that I got soaked.2. verb To decrease. I hope house prices in this neighborhood come down so that we can actually afford one.3. verb To be bequeathed or passed down through a line of inheritance. Oh, that antique vase came down to me from my grandmother.4. verb To originate with or be announced or decreed by a higher authority. I'm not happy about this decision either, but it came down from the CEO, so we have to abide by it.5. verb To scold or reprimand one harshly. In this usage, "down" is typically followed by "on." It was a mistake, so don't come down on him too hard, OK?6. verb To lose one's wealth or social status. In the early 20th century, a respected woman in high society came down dramatically if she got divorced.7. verb To become ill. In this usage, "down" is typically followed by "with" and the particular illness. I didn't do much this weekend because I came down with a cold. Our goalie came down with the flu and missed the game.8. verb To be dependent on something else. In this usage, the phrase is typically followed with "to." I can't make a decision about this job until I get a salary offer—my decision really comes down to that.9. verb, slang To become sober again after using drugs or alcohol. He's starting to come down from whatever he took.10. verb, slang To happen. Hey fellas, what's coming down tonight?11. noun A disappointment or failure. In this usage, the phrase is typically written as one word. Not getting into my dream school was a real comedown.See also: come, downcome down (hard) (on someone or something)Fig. [for someone] to scold or punish someone or a group severely. The judge really came down on the petty crooks. The critics came down much too hard on the performance.See also: come, downcome down (from something) 1. to come to a lower point from a higher one. Come down from there this instant! Come down, do you hear? 2. to move from a higher status to a lower one. (See also come down in the world.) He has come down from his original position. Now he is just a clerk. He has come down quite a bit.See also: come, downcome down 1. Sl. to happen. Hey, man! What's coming down? When something like this comes down, I have to stop and think things over. 2. a letdown; a disappointment. (Usually comedown.) The loss of the race was a real comedown for Willard. It's hard to face a comedown like that. 3. Sl. to begin to recover from the effects of alcohol or drug intoxication. She came down slow from her addiction, which was good. It was hard to get her to come down. 4. [for something] to descend (to someone) through inheritance. All my silverware came down to me from my great-grandmother. The antique furniture came down through my mother's family.See also: come, downcome down(from some place) Go to down (from some place).See also: come, downcome down1. Lose wealth or position, as in After the market crashed, the Tates really came down in the world. A 1382 translation of the Bible by followers of John Wycliffe had this term: "Come down from glory, sit in thirst" (Jeremiah 48:18). 2. Become reduced in size or amount, be lowered, as in Interest rates will have to come down before the economy recovers. [Mid-1600s] 3. Be handed down by inheritance, tradition, or a higher authority. For example, This painting has come down to us from our great-grandparents, or These stories have come down through the generations, or An indictment finally came down. [c. 1400] 4. Also, go down. Happen, occur, as in What's coming down tonight? [Slang; 1960s] See also: come, downcome downv.1. To descend: The snow is coming down hard.2. To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.3. To pass or be handed down by tradition: The family loved traditions that came down from their ancestors.4. To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment came down on the case of corruption.5. Slang To happen; occur: What's coming down tonight?6. To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug: He felt giddy and sick from the overdose, but he eventually came down and felt better.7. come down on To descend upon something or someone: The rain came down on us suddenly.8. come down on To criticize or punish someone harshly: He came down hard on anyone who was late to his meetings.9. come down to To be passed on to someone; inherited by someone: I believe those antiques came down to them from their grandparents.10. come down to To depend on the answer to or outcome of something: The situation comes down to whether we can finish on time.11. come down with To develop an ailment: She came down with a nasty cold and stayed in bed all day.See also: come, downcome down1. in. to happen. Hey, man! What’s coming down? 2. n. a letdown; a disappointment. (Usually comedown.) The loss of the race was a real comedown for Willard. 3. in. to begin to recover from the effects of alcohol or drug intoxication. She came down slow, which was good. See also: come, downMedicalSeecomecome down
Synonyms for come downverb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the waySynonymsRelated Words- prolapse
- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
- abseil
- rappel
- rope down
- dismount
- unhorse
- get down
- light
- get off
- avalanche
- roll down
- dive
- plunge
- plunk
- go under
- go down
- set
- slump
- correct
- decline
- precipitate
- subside
- sink
- crash
- flop
- topple
- tumble
- drop
- plop
- pitch
- climb down
- alight
- settle
- pounce
- swoop
- drip
- cascade
- cascade down
verb be the essential elementSynonymsRelated Wordsverb fall from cloudsSynonymsRelated Words- fall
- rain
- rain down
- spat
- snow
- hail
- sleet
verb get sickSynonymsRelated Words- wan
- contract
- get
- take
- canker
- decline
- worsen
verb criticize or reprimand harshlyRelated Words- criticise
- criticize
- pick apart
- knock
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