phrasal verb · neutral
come down
/kʌm daʊn/come·DOWN
task2speaking
to fall or decrease in level, amount, or price; to move downward
Examples
“House prices have come down slightly this year.”
“The rain came down heavily all afternoon.”
“Traditions often come down through generations.”
Band 8 sentence
“In recent months, transport fares have come down marginally following new regulations.”
Collocations
- prices come down
- come down heavily
- come down from (parents)
Word family
come down vcomes down v (3rd sg)came down v (past)coming down v (gerund)
Common mistakes
Prices are come down.→Prices have come down.
Say it for a higher band
5fall→6drop→7+come down
Synonyms
fall
Easily confused
fall
“The temperature fell by five degrees overnight.”
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