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come down withto become ill with a particular disease or illness

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to become ill with a particular disease or illness

Pronunciation (IPA): /kʌm daʊn wɪð/

Korean meaning: (병에) 걸리다, 감염되다

Korean pronunciation: **컴** 다운 위드

Example Sentences

  • Right before his wedding, Tom came down with chicken pox and looked like a polka-dotted groom.
  • The entire soccer team came down with stomach flu after eating at that questionable hot dog stand.
  • She always seems to come down with mysterious illnesses right before important exams.

come down with

VERB

//kʌm daʊn wɪð//

to become ill with a particular disease or illness

come down with concept
💡 Concept

A person comes down with flu while family provides care

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come down with rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Come down with flu, come up with breakthrough!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kʌm daʊn wɪð/
🇬🇧 UK/kʌm daʊn wɪð/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'come down'은 원래 높은 곳에서 낮은 곳으로 내려오는 것을 의미했는데, 19세기부터 건강 상태가 좋은 상태에서 나쁜 상태로 '내려가는' 것으로 병에 걸리는 의미로 사용되기 시작했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

come around withcome up with
come around with
come up with

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Right before his wedding, Tom came down with chicken pox and looked like a polka-dotted groom.

😄 Fun example

The entire soccer team came down with stomach flu after eating at that questionable hot dog stand.

😄 Fun example

She always seems to come down with mysterious illnesses right before important exams.

Many students came down with the flu during the final exam period.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

fall illget sickcatchcontractdevelop

Antonyms

recover fromget overheal

Related

symptomsillnessdiseaseinfectioncontagious