Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To punish or criticize (someone).

    The company came down on him like a ton of bricks after he was found skipping work.

  2. (slang, transitive)To attack or harass (someone).

  3. (transitive)To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).

  4. (transitive)To cause melancholy in (someone).

Examples

1177 sentences

  1. Come on any day you like.

    Приходь у будь-який день. — deniko

    ruПриходите в любой день. — marafon

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  2. Can you come on Sunday evening?

    Ви можете прийти в неділю ввечері? — Anjy

    ruМожешь прийти в воскресенье вечером? — Anne_Paen

    deKannst Du am Sonntagabend kommen? — Esperantostern

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  3. Come on, Tom, aren't you curious?

    Ну ж бо, Томе, хіба тобі не цікаво? — deniko

    deKomm schon, Tom! Bist du gar nicht neugierig? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. I have to come on Monday.

    Мені потрібно прийти у понеділок. — deniko

    ruМне надо прийти в понедельник. — marafon

    deIch muss am Montag kommen. — Felixjp

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  5. Come on, let's take a walk.

    Ну ж бо, ходімо прогуляємося! — deniko

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Forms

comes down on, coming down on, came down on, come down on
Base formcome down on · to come down on
3rd person singularcomes down on
Present participlecoming down on
Past simplecame down on
Past participlecome down on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome down on
he, she, itcomes down on

Past simpleLesson

all personscame down on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come down on
he, she, ithas come down on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come down on

Synonyms

149 synonyms
slashB2blameA2blastB2chargeB1condemnB2criticizeA2denounceC2deprecateC2dragB1lectureB1rateB2rebukeC2reproachC2reproveB2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
comeA1comebackcomedianB1comediccomedown

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