# go down

Pronunciation: say "goh DOWN" US /ˌɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/, UK /ˌɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/

## Phrasal verb

1. To move from a higher place to a lower one; to descend.
   - Simple: To move from a higher place to a lower place.
   - _Go down the stairs and turn left at the bottom._
   - _The hikers went down into the canyon before the heat of the day._
2. To become lower in amount, level or value; to decrease.
   - Simple: To become less or lower in amount.
   - _The store promised that prices would go down after the holidays._
   - _Her fever had gone down by morning, so she was able to return to school._
3. To be received or accepted by others in a particular way, well or badly.
   - Simple: To be liked or not liked by people when they hear or see it.
   - _A speech like that will go down well with the voters back home._
   - _The new dress code went down badly with the staff._
4. Of a computer system, network or machine, to stop working or go offline.
   - Simple: To stop working, like when a computer system or website stops.
   - _The website went down for three hours in the middle of the sale._
   - _We can't let the payment system go down during the busiest week of the year._
5. To fall down, especially to the ground or floor.
   - Simple: To fall to the ground.
   - _The goalkeeper went down clutching his knee._
   - _One punch was all it took to make the challenger go down._
6. Of the sun, moon or another heavenly body, to sink below the horizon; to set.
   - Simple: Of the sun or moon, to move down in the sky until you cannot see it.
   - _We watched the moon go down behind the hills._
   - _By the time the sun went down, the beach was nearly empty._
7. To happen or take place. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To happen.
   - _Nobody will tell me what went down at the meeting last night._
   - _I don't know how this is going to go down, but stay close to me._
8. To take the blame for something, be made the scapegoat, or be sent to prison.
   - Simple: To be blamed or punished for something, or to be sent to prison.
   - _When the scheme fell apart, the junior accountant went down for it while his bosses walked free._
   - _If they find his fingerprints on the gun, he'll go down for murder._
9. To be recorded or remembered, often as something in particular.
   - Simple: To be remembered or written about in a certain way later.
   - _This winter will go down as one of the coldest on record._
   - _Her speech went down in history as a turning point for the movement._
10. Of a ship or boat, to sink.
   - Simple: Of a ship or boat, to sink under the water.
   - _The fishing boat went down in a storm off the coast of Maine._
   - _The captain refused to leave the bridge and chose to go down with his ship._
11. Of an aircraft, to crash.
   - Simple: Of a plane, to crash.
   - _The small plane went down in the mountains during a snowstorm._
   - _Investigators still cannot explain how a helicopter in perfect condition could go down in clear weather._
12. To perform oral sex on someone.
   - Simple: To give someone sexual pleasure with your mouth.
   - _The advice column answered a reader who was nervous about going down on her new boyfriend._
   - _Some couples feel quite differently about whether to go down on each other._
13. To be soundly defeated, as in a game or contest. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To lose very badly in a game or fight.
   - _"Your team is going down on Saturday!" he texted his rival._
   - _Nobody expected the champions to go down so easily against a team of rookies._
14. Of food or drink, to be enjoyed, or otherwise received in a particular way, when eaten or drunk. *(colloquial, UK)*
   - Simple: Of food or drink, to taste good or feel nice when you eat or drink it.
   - _After the long walk, a cup of tea went down a treat._
   - _A cold pint would go down nicely right now._

## Phrasal verb

15. To leave one's university, whether for good or for some longer period, such as after the end of term. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To leave your university, for good or for a long time, for example after the end of term.
   - _He went down from Oxford without a degree and joined his father's firm._
   - _Once term ended, the undergraduates would go down for the long summer break._

## Other meanings

- (phrasal verb) To attack another gang.

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