Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.65 in modern English

Syllables: go -down
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

verb

To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

Intransitive verb

verb

To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

Intransitive verb

verb

To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

Intransitive verb

verb

To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

Intransitive verb

verb

To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

verb

To be received or accepted.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be received or accepted.

British usage; Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"go down to the grave"
"It'll be cooler once the sun goes down."
"You can be heroic and start the process of truly saving the world before the Sun goes down tonight."
"The unemployment rate has gone down significantly in recent months."
"The boxer went down in the second round, after a blow to the chin."
"The plane went down thirty miles from shore."

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes down (present, singular) going down (participle, present) went down (past) gone down (participle, past)

Phrases

go down fighting go down in flames go down like a cup of cold sick go down like a cup of sick go down like a lead balloon go down like a lead zeppelin go down like a sack of potatoes go down swinging

Frequently Paired Words

go down on go down with

Synonyms

set to disappear below the horizon decline wane crash go under descend fall come down

Questions

What does go down mean?: To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

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