What does "Coming down with" mean?

Starting to get ill with something. Feeling the early symptoms of an illness. The illness is 'coming down' upon you.

How do you use "Coming down with" in a sentence?

I think I'm coming down with a cold. He's coming down with the flu. Half the office is coming down with something.

Coming down with

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Meaning: Starting to get ill with something.

开始生病。

Empezando a enfermar de algo.

何かの病気にかかりかけている。

병에 걸리기 시작하는.

Feeling the early symptoms of an illness. The illness is 'coming down' upon you.

感觉到疾病的早期症状。疾病正'降临'到你身上。

Sintiendo los primeros síntomas de una enfermedad. La enfermedad está 'cayendo' sobre ti.

病気の初期症状を感じている。病気が「降りてくる」というイメージ。

병의 초기 증상을 느끼기 시작하는 것. 병이 자신에게 '내려오는' 것이다.

Literal meaning: An illness descending upon you

Examples

I think I'm coming down with a cold.
我觉得我要感冒了
Creo que me está entrando un resfriado
風邪をひきかけていると思う
감기에 걸리기 시작한 것 같아.
He's coming down with the flu.
他好像要得流感了
Le está entrando la gripe
彼はインフルエンザにかかりかけている
그는 독감에 걸리기 시작하고 있어.
Half the office is coming down with something.
办公室一半人都要生病了
A la mitad de la oficina le está entrando algo
オフィスの半分が何かの病気にかかりかけている
사무실 절반이 뭔가에 걸리기 시작하고 있어.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌmɪŋ daʊn wɪð/

Usage Guide

Context: beginning illness, symptoms, contagion

Tone: concerned, resigned

✓ Do Say

Coming down with something.
好像要生病了
Me está entrando algo
何かにかかりかけている
뭔가에 걸리기 시작하고 있어.
Think I'm coming down with a cold.
我觉得要感冒了
Creo que me está entrando un resfriado
風邪をひきかけていると思う
감기에 걸리는 것 같아.
Coming down with the flu.
好像要得流感了
Me está entrando la gripe
インフルにかかりかけている
독감에 걸리기 시작하고 있어.

✗ Don't Say

Getting sick with
Getting sick with（太普通）
Getting sick with（demasiado común）
Getting sick with（普通すぎる）
~에 아프기 시작하는
Catching
Catching（太简短）
Catching（demasiado breve）
Catching（短すぎる）
옮는

Common Mistakes

Always used for early stages of illness
Implies the illness hasn't fully developed yet

Origin & History

From illness descending or falling upon a person.

Etymology: English idiom

First recorded: 19th century

Cultural Context

Era: Traditional to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Common expression; Workplace illness discussions

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking world.

Variations

Coming down withCome down withCame down with