went down; gone down; going down; goes down
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a
: to drop to a lower level
prices going down
b
: to become smaller
The swelling has gone down.
c
: to become less bright
The lights went down as the movie started.
3
The medicine went down easily.
4
a
: to please or agree with one
—used with with and an adverb
My suggestion didn't go down well with the boss.
b
: to come to be remembered especially in posterity
Will they go down in history as great leaders?
5
British : to leave a university
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a
: to lose or fail
went down in the third round
b
chiefly British : to become incapacitated
… went down with … acute tonsillitis …—
Helen Cathcart
Helen Cathcart
c
of a computer, system, etc. : to stop working
The network went down this morning.
7
slang : to take place : happen
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Examples of godown in a Sentence
Verb when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
Recent Examples on the Web
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 Tegh Singh arrives and unloads his bundles of blossoms in Kapoor’s godown, an open-air stone courtyard that serves as the distillery. —Rachna Sachasinh, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2021 From across the Singapore River this trio of former godowns (warehouses) cuts a striking profile. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Should Forest go down, though, logic dictates Anderson’s price would also reduce. —Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The first pick will go down as the draft's signature moment, but the fireworks won't be lit until later. —Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The live tribal happens, and everyone has told everyone lies as to how the vote was going to go down. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Negotiations for Mbiya’s return went down to the 11th hour, with Mbiya’s representation suggesting KU was 30% shy of their asking price as of Tuesday evening. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 But when the sun goes down, give the child back to his parents. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Jinx goes down and can’t get up. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 The chances of them spreading those diseases at that point virtually goes down to zero. —Rashad Williams, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Everything surfeit went to the property’s godown. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 Tegh Singh arrives and unloads his bundles of blossoms in Kapoor’s godown, an open-air stone courtyard that serves as the distillery. —Rachna Sachasinh, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2021 From across the Singapore River this trio of former godowns (warehouses) cuts a striking profile. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
Verb
This past homestand will go down as one of the worst offensively in recent memory, as the Red Sox scored two runs or fewer in six of the seven games, including just three runs and 13 hits over their three games against the Yankees. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Should Forest go down, though, logic dictates Anderson’s price would also reduce. —Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The first pick will go down as the draft's signature moment, but the fireworks won't be lit until later. —Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The live tribal happens, and everyone has told everyone lies as to how the vote was going to go down. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Negotiations for Mbiya’s return went down to the 11th hour, with Mbiya’s representation suggesting KU was 30% shy of their asking price as of Tuesday evening. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 But when the sun goes down, give the child back to his parents. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Jinx goes down and can’t get up. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 The chances of them spreading those diseases at that point virtually goes down to zero. —Rashad Williams, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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