English Explanatory Dictionary

go down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
  2. Synonym of set, to disappear below the horizon.
  3. To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
  4. To fall (down); to fall to the floor.
  5. To crash.
  6. To sink.
  7. To be received or accepted.
  8. To be pleasant, etc., when eaten or drunk.
  9. To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.
  10. To be recorded or remembered (as).
  11. To take place, happen.
  12. To attack another gang.

Pronunciation

En-au-go down.ogg

Word forms

go down goes down going down went down gone down

Synonyms

set to disappear below the horizon

Related words

go down on go down with

Derived words

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 go down that road go down the drain go down the khazi go down the pan go down the toilet go down the tubes go down the wrong pipe go down the wrong throat go down the wrong way

Translations

Afrikaans: afgaan Arabic: نَزَلَ Arabic: نزل Arabic: هبط Bashkir: төшөү Belarusian: спуска́цца Belarusian: спусці́цца Bulgarian: спу́скам се Bulgarian: сли́зам Bulgarian: сля́за Bulgarian: прие́мам Bulgarian: прие́ма Catalan: baixar Chickasaw: akkowa Chinese Mandarin: 下降 Chinese Mandarin: 下去 Old Czech: sníti Dutch: afdalen Egyptian: h-A-D54 Finnish: laskeutua Finnish: mennä alas Finnish: tippua Finnish: pudota Finnish: upota Finnish: vajota Finnish: vaipua Finnish: vedota French: descendre German: absteigen German: hinabsteigen German: heruntergehen Greek: κατεβαίνω Ancient Greek: καταβαίνω Hebrew: ירד Irish: ísligh Japanese: 降りる Japanese: 降下する Kapampangan: kuldas Kapampangan: tipa Korean: 내려가다 Latin: degredior Norman: d'scendre Persian: فرود آمدن Portuguese: descer Quechua: uraykuy Russian: спуска́ться Russian: спусти́ться Russian: опуска́ться Russian: опусти́ться Tagalog: bumaba Telugu: దిగు Tocharian B: kārp- Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎗𐎄 Ukrainian: спуска́тися Ukrainian: спусти́тися Walloon: dischinde
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