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Definition go down in American English

go down phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

to become less

Example

No one expects house prices to go down in the near future.

Example

How long will it take for the swelling to go down?

Example

The crime rate shows no signs of going down.

Synonyms and related words
crater decrease diminish
2

to sink below the surface of the water

Example

The ship went down off the coast of Africa.

Synonyms and related words
go down carry sink
2.1

to fall to the ground

Example

We watched as the airplane went down in a fiery blaze.

Synonyms and related words
fall lower come down
2.2

when the sun or moon goes down, it moves below the horizon so you cannot see it anymore

Synonyms and related words
rise go down eclipse
2.3

to be long enough to reach a particular lower point or level

Example

There were steps going down to what had once been a lawn.

Synonyms and related words
abbreviated as long as your arm attenuated
3

to travel toward the south

Example

The family is going down to Florida for spring break.

Synonyms and related words
go ride commute
3.1

to travel to a place that is smaller or less important than the place you are leaving

Example

We're going down to the country next weekend.

Synonyms and related words
go ride commute
4

to be remembered or recorded in a particular place or way

Example

Hansen will go down as one of the best teachers this school has ever had.

Example

Both their names went down in the referee's notebook.

Example

The efforts they made will go down in history.

Synonyms and related words
remind come to bring back
Example

The plan to raise rents has not gone down well with tenants.

Synonyms and related words
result in decide provoke
6

if food or drink goes down, you swallow it

Example

You need smaller pills that go down more easily.

Synonyms and related words
digest assimilate go down
Example

Canada went down 3-1 to the Russian team.

Synonyms and related words
go down go out lose
7.1

to move to a lower division in a sports league (=a group of teams)

Example

"I grew up a United fan," said Little. "I'll be very sad if they go down."

Synonyms and related words
go down go out lose
8

if something such as a computer or an electrical system goes down, it stops working for a period of time

Synonyms and related words
break down go off shut off
9

if lights go down, especially in a theater, they gradually become less bright and are switched off

Synonyms and related words
break down go off shut off
10

to become worse

Example

The quality of their products has really gone down in the past few years.

Synonyms and related words
worsen decline deteriorate
11

to happen

Example

I was nowhere near here when the robbery went down.

Synonyms and related words
happen come about occur
12

to leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the end of a term (=period of study) or a course of study

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absence absenteeism attend
13

to go to prison

Synonyms and related words
behind bars captive captivity
14

to get off or out of a vehicle

Example

I cautioned the lady bus driver not to go down from the bus.

Synonyms and related words
get on board transfer
15

to become less respected by someone than you were before, because of something that you have done

Synonyms and related words
shame dishonor go down in someone’s opinion
Definition go down in American English