come down verb 10forms 3 verb10 •To descend, fall down, collapse.A tree came down and hit me on the head.After a clap of thunder, down came the rain. •To be demolished.The damage sustained in the fire is so great that the whole building will have to come down. •To rain.It's coming down heavily now. •To decrease.Real estate prices have come down since the peak of the boom. •To reach or release a decision.I can't guess which way the board will come down on the project.The decision in Doe v. Smith came down this morning. •Shortening of of come down the (pike, line, etc.) To be about to happen; to occur; to transpire. •To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.He finally came down from his post-bonus high. •To be passed through time.Much wisdom has come down in the form of proverbs. •(UK) To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.Raju had got a job with a law firm in Singapore after coming down from Oxford. — 2008 •(slang) To behave in a particular way.He's been coming down angry all day. formscame down · coming down · comes down