go down
go down /ɡoʊ daʊn/
verb
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()
Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
(
go down
, descend
, come down
, fall
)
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
The temperature is going down
The temperature is going down
The barometer is falling
The barometer is falling
The curtain fell on the diva
The curtain fell on the diva
Her hand went up and then fell again
Her hand went up and then fell again
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()
Go under
(
go under
, sink
, settle
, go down
)
go under
The raft sank and its occupants drowned
The raft sank and its occupants drowned
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()
Grow smaller
(
decline
, wane
, go down
)
grow smaller
Interest in the project waned
Interest in the project waned
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()
Be recorded or remembered
(
go down
)
be recorded or remembered
She will go down as the first feminist
She will go down as the first feminist
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()
Be defeated
(
go down
)
be defeated
If America goes down, the free world will go down, too
If America goes down, the free world will go down, too
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()
Be ingested
(
go down
)
be ingested
This wine sure goes down well
This wine sure goes down well
The food wouldn't go down
The food wouldn't go down
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Stop operating
(
crash
, go down
)
stop operating
My computer crashed last night
My computer crashed last night
The system goes down at least once a week
The system goes down at least once a week
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Disappear beyond the horizon
(
go down
, go under
, set
)
disappear beyond the horizon
The sun sets early these days
the sun sets early these days