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go down

go down
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh doun]
    • /goʊ daʊn/
    • /ɡəʊ daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh doun]
    • /goʊ daʊn/

Definitions of go down words

  • verb without object go down to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
  • verb without object go down to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
  • verb without object go down to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
  • verb without object go down to become as specified: to go mad. 1
  • verb without object go down to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
  • verb without object go down to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1

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Origin of go down

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Go down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

go down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for go down

verb go down

  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
  • collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
  • tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
  • reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.

Antonyms for go down

verb go down

  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • gain — to make a gain or gains in.
  • rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.

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