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go down


Definition: Meaning of, go down in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡəʊ daʊn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
go down went down gone down
Present Participle Third Person Singular
going down goes down
[intransitive]
  1. to sink below the surface of the water
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  2. to fall to the ground
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  3. when the sun or moon goes down, it moves below the horizon so you cannot see it any longer
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  4. go down to to be long enough to reach a particular lower point or level
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  5. to become less
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  6. to be remembered or recorded in a particular place or way
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  7. to produce a particular reaction
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  8. if food or drink goes down, you swallow it
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  9. to travel towards the south
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  10. British English to travel to a place that is smaller or less important than the place you are leaving
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  11. to be defeated in a competition, especially in sport
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  12. British English to move to a lower division in a sports league (= a group of teams)
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  13. computing if something such as a computer or an electrical system goes down, it stops working for a period of time
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  14. if lights go down, especially in a theatre or cinema, they gradually become less bright and are switched off
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  15. to become worse
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  16. mainly American English informal to happen
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  17. British English 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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  18. British English informal to go to prison
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  19. go down in someone’s opinion to become less respected by someone than you were before, because of something that you have done
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