Meaning trap
come down
decrease in price or level
To become lower in amount, value, or level, especially prices or numbers.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To become lower in amount, value, or level, especially prices or numbers.
Another meaning of 'come down' is 'move from a higher to a lower place'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The cost of smartphones has come down a lot in recent years.
If house prices come down, more young people will be able to afford their own homes.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Prices have come down with 10%.
Say: Prices have come down by 10%.
Prices come down BY an amount, not 'with'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Come down' is the everyday verb for prices or levels falling; 'decreased considerably' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
come down (in price)
- in price
- by 10%
- a lot
- sharply
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- come down (move from a higher to a lower place) — Another meaning of 'come down' is 'move from a higher to a lower place'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.