come down to

verb

To reach by moving down or reducing.

“Come down to my place someday and have lunch.”

Meanings

verbcome down to (third-person singular simple present comes down to, present participle coming down to, simple past came down to, past participle come down to)

present singular third person comes down to · participle present coming down to · past came down to

  1. To reach by moving down or reducing.

    Come down to my place someday and have lunch.

    1 more example

    Wait for the temperature to come down to a reasonable level before touching the lid.

  2. idiomaticTo entirely depend upon a single factor; basically, ultimately or in essence.

    The game is going to come down to the last five seconds.

    1 more example

    The decision comes down to whether you really want to pay that much for a little extra convenience.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Polish schodzić do, zejść do
  • schodzić doto reach by moving down or reducing
  • zejść doto reach by moving down or reducing
  • sprowadzać się doto entirely depend upon a single factor
  • sprowadzić się doto entirely depend upon a single factor
Russian спадать до, сходиться к
  • спадать до (spadatʹ do)to reach by moving down or reducing
  • сходиться к (sxoditʹsja k)to entirely depend upon a single factor
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Chicago

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