Meaning

  1. To move from a higher position to a lower one.
  2. To drop or become lower in price, level or amount.
  3. To be inherited or transmitted through generations.
  4. To criticize or punish someone harshly.
  5. To settle, calm, or return to a regular state after emotion or drugs.

Today's Sentences

01

Sounds like the rain came down pretty hard.

Situation

Don’t forget your umbrella, it’s pouring!

¡No olvides tu paraguas, está lloviendo a cántaros!

Too late.
I stepped outside and now I’m soaked.

Demasiado tarde.
Salí afuera y ahora estoy empapado.

Sounds like the rain came down pretty hard.

Parece que la lluvia cayó bastante fuerte.

You know that saying, “When it rains, it pours.”

Sabes ese dicho, "When it rains, it pours."

02

I keep telling him to come down.

Situation

Your cat has been on that branch for an hour.

Tu gato ha estado en esa rama por una hora.

I know!
I keep telling him to come down.

¡Lo sé!
Sigo diciéndole que baje.

Maybe he’s enjoying the view.

Tal vez esté disfrutando de la vista.

Or maybe he’s waiting for me to climb up and embarrass myself.

O tal vez está esperando a que suba y me avergüence.

Writer's Note

"Come down" is a transitive, intransitive, and inseparable phrasal verb. Let’s break down the types together.

"Come down" es un verbo compuesto que puede ser transitivo, intransitivo e inseparable. Vamos a desglosar los tipos juntos.
  1. Transitive - Transitive phrasal verbs require an object to complete their meaning, while intransitive ones do not have an object.
    Structure: "Subject + come down on + object"
    Example 1: The teacher came down on them for talking.
    Example 2: My parents came down on me for coming home late.
    Example 3: The cops came down on him for lying.
  2. Transitivo - Los verbos frasales transitivos requieren un objeto para completar su significado, mientras que los intransitivos no tienen un objeto.
    Estructura: "Sujeto + come down on + objeto"
    Ejemplo 1: El maestro came down on ellos por hablar.
    Ejemplo 2: Mis padres came down on mí por llegar tarde a casa.
    Ejemplo 3: Los policías came down on él por mentir.
  3. Intransitive - An intransitive verb does not need a receiver of the action which can end a sentence on its own.
    Structure: "Subject + come down on + object"
    Example 1: The cat finally came down from the tree.
    Example 2: The balloon came down after losing air.

    Structure: "Subject + come down (to + amount)"
    Example 3: Prices have come down recently.
    Example 4: His fever finally came down after the medicine.

    Structure: "Subject + come down (to + amount)"
    Example 3: The tradition came down from ancient times.
    Example 4: The recipe has come down in our family for years.
  4. Intransitivo - Un verbo intransitivo no necesita un receptor de la acción y puede terminar una oración por sí solo.
    Estructura: "Subject + come down on + object"
    Ejemplo 1: El gato finalmente came down del árbol.
    Ejemplo 2: El globo came down después de perder aire.

    Estructura: "Subject + come down (to + amount)"
    Ejemplo 3: Los precios han come down recientemente.
    Ejemplo 4: Su fiebre finalmente came down después de la medicina.

    Estructura: "Subject + come down (to + amount)"
    Ejemplo 3: La tradición came down desde tiempos antiguos.
    Ejemplo 4: La receta ha come down en nuestra familia durante años.
  5. Inseparable - When an object cannot be placed between the particle and the verb.
    Structure: "Subject + come down"
    Example 1: Something big is coming down tonight.
    Example 2: We had no idea what was coming down next.

    Structure: "Subject + come down to + noun/decision"
    Example 3: It all comes down to what you really want.
    Example 4: The decision came down to two candidates.
  6. Inseparable - Cuando un objeto no puede colocarse entre la partícula y el verbo.
    Structure: "Subject + come down"
    Example 1: Algo grande está coming down esta noche.
    Example 2: No teníamos idea de qué coming down después.

    Structure: "Subject + come down to + noun/decision"
    Example 3: Todo comes down a lo que realmente deseas.
    Example 4: La decisión came down a dos candidatos.

Related words: Descend, diminish, drop, fall, lessen, lower, result, settle, sink, decrease.

Palabras relacionadas: Descend, diminish, drop, fall, lessen, lower, result, settle, sink, decrease.
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