Meanings
present singular third person comes down to · participle present coming down to · past came down to
- 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.
- 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
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
Cite this entry
come down to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20down%20to
“come down to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20down%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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