came down with

VERB

contract illness

Synonyms

WEAK

be stricken with catch contract fall ill fall victim to sicken take take sick

Antonyms

WEAK

be immune

Example Sentences

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Mailen's father, Aldo Valle, came down with it after attending a birthday party.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Health officials believe the couple who first came down with symptoms and later passed away may have been exposed to the virus while visiting Argentina before the ship’s departure.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Since then, Musk apparently came down with a kind of writer’s block.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Zubaida and her mother came down with cholera shortly after arriving in the camp.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Long before the sum was raised Father came down with the hepatitis that almost cost his life: during the long stay in the hospital his beard turned snow white.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom