come down to

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come down to

verb comes down to · coming down to · came down to · come down to

  1. To reach by moving down or reducing. Wait for the temperature to come down to a reasonable level before touching the lid.
  2. idiomatic To entirely depend upon a single factor; basically, ultimately or in essence. The decision comes down to whether you really want to pay that much for a little extra convenience.

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verb to reach by moving down or reducing

Русскийспадать до spadatʹ do

verb to entirely depend upon a single factor

Русскийсходиться к sxoditʹsja k

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@misc{come_down_to_2026,
  title = {come down to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20down%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}