Go down
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British pronunciation/ɡˌəʊ dˈaʊn/
American pronunciation/ɡˌoʊ dˈaʊn/

Definition & Bedeutung von "go down"

to go down
[phrase form: go]
01

sinken

(of a price, temperature, etc.) to decrease in amount or level
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During a sale, many items in the store will go down in price.
After the rain, the water level in the river began to go down.
02

stattfinden, abgehen

(of an event, situation, etc.) to happen at a particular time
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The party is going to go down at the beach this weekend.
Something big is about to go down in the city tonight.
03

hinuntergehen

to move from a higher location to a lower one
Transitive: to go down a high location
Intransitive: to go down somewhere
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She needed to go down to the basement to retrieve some stored items.
The escalator is currently broken, so we'll have to go down the stairs.
04

unterlegen sein, niedergehen

to experience defeat in a competition or conflict
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The army refused to go down and defended their position valiantly.
The underdog team is determined not to go down without a fight.
05

untergehen, sinken

(of the sun or moon) to go out of sight below the horizon
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As we hiked to the hill 's summit, we were treated to a spectacular view of the sun going down.
Every evening, the sun goes down behind the mountains, casting a beautiful orange hue.
06

untergehen, sinken

(of ships or vessels) to sink or submerge beneath the water
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When a ship is in distress, the priority is to ensure all passengers are safely evacuated before it goes down.
Thankfully, the lifeboats were deployed quickly when the ship began to go down.
07

verzeichnet werden, in die Geschichte eingehen

to be documented, recorded, or remembered for future reference or historical purposes
Intransitive: to go down in a record
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The event will go down in history as a significant milestone in our nation's development.
His groundbreaking research findings will go down as a major contribution to the field of science.
08

heruntergehen, schlucken

to be swallowed or consumed
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The medicine was hard to swallow, but she managed to make it go down.
I prefer my coffee with cream and sugar; it's easier for me to have it go down that way.
09

ausfallen, nicht erreichbar sein

(computing) to temporarily cease functioning or become inaccessible
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The email server goes down occasionally, causing delays in communication.
The website went down for several hours due to a server issue.
10

sich verschlechtern, abnehmen

to decline in quality or standard
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The quality of the product seemed to go down after they changed their manufacturing process.
Over time, the condition of the antique furniture began to go down.
11

sich verringern, abklingen

(of a swollen body part) to reduce in swelling or return to its normal size, particularly if it has enlarged due to illness or injury
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After the allergic reaction, her swollen face finally went down with the help of medication.
He sprained his ankle during the game, and it took a few days for the swelling to go down.
12

fallen, zusammenbrechen

to fall or collapse on the ground or another surface
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The heavy rain caused several branches to go down in the storm.
We heard a loud crash when the stack of books went down.
13

verhaftet werden, ins Gefängnis gehen

to be sentenced to prison
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He knew that if he got caught, he'd likely go down for a considerable time.
If he's found guilty, the embezzler could go down for a substantial period.
14

absolvieren, abschließen

to graduate from or depart from a university, particularly Oxford or Cambridge
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After four years of rigorous study, she's finally ready to go down from Cambridge University.
He decided to go down at the end of the semester to start his career.
15

hinunterfahren, herunterfahren

to travel from one location to another, often in a southward direction or from a larger urban area to a smaller one
Intransitive: to go down somewhere
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Every year, tourists from the northern areas go down to experience the beaches and sun of the south.
They decided to go down to the coastal town for a weekend getaway.
16

sich gut einsetzen, gut ankommen

to be received by someone in a specific way
Intransitive: to go down in a specific manner
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His proposal to change the project plan did n't go down well with the team; they preferred the original idea.
The comedy show went down brilliantly with the audience, and everyone was laughing uncontrollably.
Go down
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Schneckenkäfer, Rollwanzen

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