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

• alight
• descend
• disembark
• 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

This can be especially helpful if your outdoor clock is particularly hard to get down and put back in place. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

After getting down by as many as 20, Indiana made the game interesting late in the fourth quarter and pulled within three. —Anthony Slater, New York Times, 7 May 2025

That ball that got down in left field, that looked like a wedge up in the wind. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2025

The series between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights is getting down to the nitty gritty. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

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