Synonyms for came down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : kÊŒm |
Définition of came down
Origin :- Old English cuman "come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble" (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, past participle cumen), from Proto-Germanic *kwem- (cf. Old Saxon cuman, Old Frisian kuma, Middle Dutch comen, Dutch komen, Old High German queman, German kommen, Old Norse koma, Gothic qiman), from PIE root *gwa-, *gwem- "to go, come" (cf. Sanskrit gamati "he goes," Avestan jamaiti "goes," Tocharian kakmu "come," Lithuanian gemu "to be born," Greek bainein "to go, walk, step," Latin venire "to come").
- The substitution of Middle English -o- for Old English -u- before -m-, -n-, or -r- was a scribal habit before minims to avoid misreading the letters in the old style handwriting, which jammed letters. The practice similarly transformed some, monk, tongue, worm. Modern past tense form came is Middle English, probably from Old Norse kvam, replacing Old English cuom.
- Remarkably productive with prepositions (NTC's "Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs" lists 198 combinations); consider the varied senses in come to "regain consciousness," come over "possess" (as an emotion), come at "attack," come on (interj.) "be serious," and come off "occur." For sexual senses, see cum.
- verb worsen
- She came down to breakfast singing the words in a sort of ecstasy.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- He was shown into the parlor, and Will Paine came down to see him.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She came down to the dining-room long after breakfast was over.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- When Viviette came down for lunch, she found Dick awaiting her in the hall.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- The Princess smiled on the children as she came down the cypress trail.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Presently he came down again, his face looking drawn and perplexed.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- When I came down to breakfast, Aunt Chloe was waiting for me in the hall.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Pansy Murphy was scrubbing out the office when he came down for breakfast.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- After they had sneaked off Wahb came down and returned to the Piney.
- Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
- She twisted her hands away from him, and came down the steps to her aunt.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
Antonyms for came down
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