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go down

phrasal verb

Formsgoes down, going down, went down, gone down

16 meanings of go down

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  1. 1
    descendphrasal verbtransitive or intransitive
    To move from a higher place to a lower place.

    Let's go down to the basement and find the old photos.

    The cat went down the tree very slowly.

    Similardescend

    Oppositeascend, climb

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    decreasephrasal verbintransitive
    To become less or lower in amount.

    The price of the game will go down next month.

    The water in the river went down after the rain stopped.

    Similardecrease, drop, fall, decline

    Oppositeincrease, rise

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    be receivedphrasal verbintransitive
    To be liked or not liked by people when they hear or see it.

    The new school rules did not go down well with the students.

    Her funny speech went down really well at the wedding.

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    stop workingphrasal verbintransitive
    To stop working, like when a computer system or website stops.

    The school's internet went down, so we used books instead.

    The game servers often go down on busy weekends.

    Similarcrash, fail

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    fallphrasal verbintransitive
    To fall to the ground.

    The runner tripped and went down hard on the track.

    Watch your step on the ice, or you'll go down.

    Similarfall, collapse, drop

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    set (sun)phrasal verbintransitive
    Of the sun or moon, to move down in the sky until you cannot see it.

    We have to be home before the sun goes down.

    Let's sit on the porch and watch the sun go down.

    Similarset

    Oppositerise

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    happenphrasal verbslangintransitive
    To happen.

    Tell me everything that went down at the party.

    Something big is about to go down at school tomorrow.

    Similarhappen, occur

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    take blamephrasal verbintransitive
    To be blamed or punished for something, or to be sent to prison.

    He didn't want to go down for something his brother did.

    Her cousin went down for three years after the robbery.

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    be rememberedphrasal verbintransitive
    To be remembered or written about in a certain way later.

    This game will go down as the best of the season.

    That storm went down in family history as the great flood.

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    sink (ship)phrasal verbintransitive
    Of a ship or boat, to sink under the water.

    The old ship went down near the island many years ago.

    From the lifeboats, the crew watched their boat go down.

    Similarsink, founder

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