went down; gone down; going down; goes down
1
2
a
: to drop to a lower level
prices going down
b
: to become smaller
The swelling has gone down.
c
: to become less bright
The lights went down as the movie started.
3
—used to say how easy or hard it is to swallow something
The medicine went down easily.
4
a
: to please or agree with one
—used with with and an adverb
My suggestion didn't go down well with the boss.
b
: to come to be remembered especially in posterity
Will they go down in history as great leaders?
5
British
: to leave a university
6
a
: to lose or fail
went down in the third round
b
chiefly British
: to become incapacitated
… went down with … acute tonsillitis …—
Helen Cathcart
Helen Cathcart
c
of a computer, system, etc.
: to stop working
The network went down this morning.
7
slang
: to take place : happen
see also go down on
Examples of godown in a Sentence
Verb
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
Recent Examples on the Web
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Tegh Singh arrives and unloads his bundles of blossoms in Kapoor’s godown, an open-air stone courtyard that serves as the distillery.
—Rachna Sachasinh, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2021
From across the Singapore River this trio of former godowns (warehouses) cuts a striking profile.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
In Louisiana, a state with areas dense with fossil fuel and petrochemical plants and disproportionately high cancer rates, the agency budget went down by a quarter.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Dylan Faden is revealed to be more of a melee fighter, which means Remedy is once again going down a different path with a new project instead of retreading old ground.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Miami Dolphins fans let out a collective gasp when De’Von Achane went down with a rib injury.
—Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Bonds goes down as one of the game’s all-time villains, and not just because of the steroids.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Crucially, the system is designed to work even if power and cell towers go down.
—Jason Allen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
And that just makes your heart drop whenever a kid goes down.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
In fact, when Dart went down for two games with a concussion, the Giants turned to Jameis Winston instead of Wilson.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Everything surfeit went to the property’s godown.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Tegh Singh arrives and unloads his bundles of blossoms in Kapoor’s godown, an open-air stone courtyard that serves as the distillery.
—Rachna Sachasinh, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2021
From across the Singapore River this trio of former godowns (warehouses) cuts a striking profile.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
Verb
LaVine went down with a left ankle injury in a 117-103 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
In Louisiana, a state with areas dense with fossil fuel and petrochemical plants and disproportionately high cancer rates, the agency budget went down by a quarter.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Dylan Faden is revealed to be more of a melee fighter, which means Remedy is once again going down a different path with a new project instead of retreading old ground.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Miami Dolphins fans let out a collective gasp when De’Von Achane went down with a rib injury.
—Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Bonds goes down as one of the game’s all-time villains, and not just because of the steroids.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Crucially, the system is designed to work even if power and cell towers go down.
—Jason Allen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
And that just makes your heart drop whenever a kid goes down.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
In fact, when Dart went down for two games with a concussion, the Giants turned to Jameis Winston instead of Wilson.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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