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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
come down
▪ I. ˌcome ˈdown derived
1. to break and fall to the ground
•The ceiling came down with a terrific crash.
2. (of rain, snow, etc.)to fall
•The rain came down in torrents.
3. (of an aircraft)to land or fall from the sky
•We were forced to come down in a field.
4. if a price, a temperature, a rate, etc. comes down, it gets lower
• The price of gas is coming down.
• Gas is coming down in price.
5. to decide and say publicly that you support or oppose sb
•The committee came down in support of his application.
6. to reach as far down as a particular point
• Her hair comes down to her waist.
Main entry: ↑comederived
▪ II. ˌcome ˈdown (from…) derived
(BrE, formal)to leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the end of a term or after finishing your studies
Opp: ↑come up
Main entry: ↑comederived
▪ III. ˌcome ˈdown (from…) (to…) derived
to come from one place to another, usually from the north of a country to the south, or from a larger place to a smaller one
Main entry: ↑comederived
▪ IV. ˌcome ˈdown (to sb) derived
to have come from a long time in the past
•The name has come down from the last century.
Main entry: ↑comederived
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