Go Down (Verb)
Meaning 1
Grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- His temperature began to go down gradually as the medication took effect.
- The rate of inflation will finally go down if the government takes smart steps to curb spending.
- Stock prices continued to go down due to the persistent rumors of an economic downturn.
- As more competitors emerged in the market, our sales started to go down over time.
- As she caught her breath, her pulse began to go down and her senses returned to normal.
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Meaning 2
Be recorded or remembered; "She will go down as the first feminist".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- He will go down in history as one of the greatest musicians of all time.
- Albert Einstein will go down as the most influential scientist of the 20th century.
- The fall of the Berlin Wall will go down as a pivotal moment in world history.
- Her innovative ideas will go down as some of the most important breakthroughs in her field.
- Thomas Edison will go down in history as a prolific inventor with a passion for innovation.
Meaning 3
Disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The sun will go down in about an hour, signaling the end of the day.
- As the day drew to a close, we watched the sun go down behind the mountains.
- By the time we reached the beach, the sun had already started to go down, casting a warm orange glow over the shore.
- During the winter months, the sun tends to go down earlier, making the evenings feel longer.
- The full moon was beautiful, but it would go down soon, and the sky would be pitch black.
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Meaning 4
Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The stock market has been going down all day due to concerns over inflation.
- As she stepped into the cool water, she felt the temperature of her body start to go down.
- The air pressure in the room started to go down after the door was opened.
- The prices of houses in that neighborhood have been going down over the past year.
- When I turned off the heat, the temperature in the house started to go down.
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Meaning 5
Go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The old tree branch snapped and began to go down slowly into the fast-moving river.
- As I swam deeper into the ocean, I started to feel like I was going to go down to the dark depths.
- After running the marathon for several hours, she suddenly felt her energy start to go down rapidly, and she had to sit.
- In the massive storm that had swept in, several buildings go down as a direct result of winds that reached nearly 100 miles per hour.
- The deep-sea explorer reached an incredibly low depth, at which point his ship started to go down, ultimately plummeting to the ocean floor.
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Meaning 6
Be ingested; "This wine sure goes down well"; "The food wouldn't go down".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The cold medicine didn't go down smoothly with my daughter, so I mixed it with juice.
- This rich soup goes down great on cold winter nights.
- The chocolate milkshake was too thick and wouldn't go down my throat easily.
- This smoothie is really refreshing, it goes down quickly after a long run.
- After being sick, some of my favorite childhood foods still didn't go down well for a while.
Meaning 7
Be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The company will likely go down if they don't find a way to recover from this financial crisis.
- In the highly competitive world of martial arts, a fighter who can't adapt will quickly go down in the rankings.
- If the government goes down, it will have a significant impact on the country's economy and global influence.
- The team's chances of winning are slim, and they will probably go down to their arch-rivals in the championship game.
- The underdog boxer put up a good fight, but ultimately, he was going to go down against the defending champion.
Meaning 8
Stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company's website went down due to a massive cyberattack overnight, causing them to lose thousands of dollars in potential sales.
- During the intense thunderstorm, our electricity went down, and we were left without power for hours.
- If too many employees try to access the database simultaneously, the system usually goes down, slowing down our productivity.
- I tried to watch my favorite show, but the streaming service went down during peak hours, causing frustration among viewers.
- After a security update, the entire network went down, affecting multiple departments within the organization.