ɡoʊ daʊn
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- go
- Particle:
- down
- Separable:
- No
What does "go down" mean?
- To decrease in price, level, or amount
- To move to a lower position
- To be received or accepted in a particular way
- To be remembered in a particular way
- To stop working (computers, websites)
Examples
- House prices have gone down significantly this year.
- The sun goes down around 8 PM in summer here.
- The joke didn't go down well with the audience.
- This day will go down in history as a turning point.
- The website went down during the sale due to heavy traffic.
How to use it
'Go down well/badly' describes how something is received. 'Go down in history' means to be remembered. Tech context: servers/websites 'go down' when they crash.
Similar expressions
decrease
fall
descend
be received
crash
Opposites
go up
increase
rise
Related phrasal verbs
- go on
To continue doing something or happening
- go out
To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
- go through
To experience something difficult or unpleasant
- go ahead
To proceed with something; to start or continue an action
- go off
To explode or fire (bomb, gun, fireworks)
- go back
To return to a place
Use it in a practice answer
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