get down

verb

got down; got down or gotten down; getting down; gets down

transitive verb

1

: to manage to swallow

2

: to cause to be physically, mentally, or emotionally exhausted : depress

the weather was getting her down

3

: to commit to writing : describe

intransitive verb

1

: to alight especially from a vehicle : descend

2

: to give one's attention or consideration

—used with to

get down to business

3

a

: to perform music or dance effectively and infectiously

b

: to have a good time partying

Synonyms of get down

• descend
• dismount
• light

Examples of get down in a Sentence

I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat.

it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him

Recent Examples on the Web

McQuillan got down to business for nine kills Thursday night. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

The pair first met in 2018 through the Mormon dating app Mutual, and in early 2019, Zac got down on one knee at the Top of the Rock in New York City. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

But the people who remained were still getting down to Snoop Dogg. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026

In the game, players can cultivate their patches, grow oversized crops, and get down and dirty to protect their harvest or steal someone else’s. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for get down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown