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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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What is the meaning of "Come down" in the following sentence?

I'll come down to pick you up.
  

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Come down = come. 'Down' may indicate an actual physical descent (as from a hilltop), or it may merely indicate a locally accepted conceptual direction (as 'downtown').

  • Come down = come.
  • 'Down' may indicate an actual physical descent (as from a hilltop), or it may merely indicate a locally accepted conceptual direction (as 'downtown').
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Come down = come. 'Down' may indicate an actual physical descent (as from a hilltop), or it may merely indicate a locally accepted conceptual direction (as 'downtown').

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