Definition of "come down" [come down]

• To descend, fall. (verb)
• To decrease. (verb)
• To reach a decision. (verb)
• To be passed through time. (verb)
• To return from an elevated state of consciousness or emotion. (verb)

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• "Sadly, those most in need of protection—people susceptible to demyelination and paralysis should they come down with an acute infection—are also those most likely to be at risk of severe adverse effects from the very vaccines meant to help them."
• "The world championship of 1981 had come down to Stuey and Perry Green, with Green holding a slight advantage, $420,000 to $330,000."
• "The testimony of reliable witnesses and the numerous ex-votos that have come down to us from antiquity leave no doubt as to the reality of many of these cures."