to go down
go
gəʊ
gew
down
daʊn
dawn

Definition & Meaning of "go down"in English

to go down
01

(of a price, temperature, etc.) to decrease in amount or level 

Intransitive
to go down definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
down
Base verb
go
Present tense
go down
3rd person singular
goes down
Present participle
going down
Past simple
went down
Past participle
gone down
Examples
During a sale, many items in the store will go down in price. 
02

(of an event, situation, etc.) to happen at a particular time 

Dialectamerican flagAmerican
Intransitive
to go down definition and meaning
Informal
Examples
The party is going to go down at the beach this weekend. 
03

to move from a higher location to a lower one 

Transitive: to go down a high location
Intransitive: to go down somewhere
to go down definition and meaning
Examples
She needed to go down to the basement to retrieve some stored items. 
04

to experience defeat in a competition or conflict 

Intransitive
to go down definition and meaning
Examples
The army refused to go down and defended their position valiantly. 
05

(of the sun or moon) to go out of sight below the horizon 

Intransitive
to go down definition and meaning
Examples
As we hiked to the hill's summit, we were treated to a spectacular view of the sun going down. 
06

(of ships or vessels) to sink or submerge beneath the water 

Intransitive
Examples
When a ship is in distress, the priority is to ensure all passengers are safely evacuated before it goes down. 
07

to be documented, recorded, or remembered for future reference or historical purposes 

Intransitive: to go down in a record
Examples
The event will go down in history as a significant milestone in our nation's development. 
08

to be swallowed or consumed 

Intransitive
Examples
The medicine was hard to swallow, but she managed to make it go down. 
09

(computing) to temporarily cease functioning or become inaccessible 

Intransitive
Examples
The email server goes down occasionally, causing delays in communication. 
10

to decline in quality or standard 

Intransitive
Examples
The quality of the product seemed to go down after they changed their manufacturing process. 
11

(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 

Intransitive
Examples
After the allergic reaction, her swollen face finally went down with the help of medication. 
12

to fall or collapse on the ground or another surface 

Intransitive
Examples
The heavy rain caused several branches to go down in the storm. 
13

to be sentenced to prison 

Intransitive
Examples
He knew that if he got caught, he'd likely go down for a considerable time. 
14

to graduate from or depart from a university, particularly Oxford or Cambridge 

Intransitive
Examples
After four years of rigorous study, she's finally ready to go down from Cambridge University. 
15

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
Examples
Every year, tourists from the northern areas go down to experience the beaches and sun of the south. 
16

to be received by someone in a specific way 

Intransitive: to go down in a specific manner
Examples
His proposal to change the project plan didn't go down well with the team; they preferred the original idea. 
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