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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

come down to en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. To reach by moving down or reducing.
    • Come down to my place someday and have lunch.
    • Wait for the temperature to come down to a reasonable level before touching the lid.
  2. (idiomatic) To entirely depend upon a single factor; basically, ultimately or in essence.
    • The decision comes down to whether you really want to pay that much for a little extra convenience.
    • The game is going to come down to the last five seconds.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
came down to Tense=Past lexicographic
coming down to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
come down to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
comes down to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

boil down

Translations (6)

pl zejść do (to reach by moving down or reducing) · pl sprowadzać się do (to entirely depend upon a single factor) · pl schodzić do (to reach by moving down or reducing) · ru сходиться к (to entirely depend upon a single factor) · pl sprowadzić się do (to entirely depend upon a single factor) · ru спадать до (to reach by moving down or reducing)