come down
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.53 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.
Intransitive verb
verb
To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.
British usage; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "A tree came down and hit me on the head."
- "After a clap of thunder, down came the rain."
- "Down you come this moment, you rapscallion!"
- "Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not."
- "No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait."
- "I'm feeling so alive, feeling so real / On a stormy night, the rain is coming down / Rain like never before / I've got some records on, some bottles of wine / On a stormy night, the rain is lashing down / And I'm waiting for her."
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- British usage
- Slang