get down
verb
got down; got down or gotten down; getting down; gets down
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
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
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
Four men get down, drag Ustath Rashid out of his house, and rough him up in public, before bundling him away in the back seat.
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Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
Superstar spouses Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are (seemingly) always down for morning TV horniness on Live, but behind closed doors the couple gets down to a lot of unsexy behavior during late-night hours.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
And when the two parties get down to hard bargaining, there is no unseemly discord.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
The fresh cut is bursting with pop vitality, and, since the stroke of midnight, is accompanied with an official music video that follows Max on his travels from Los Angeles, CA to Seoul, South Korea where the pair get down to moving and grooving for the cameras.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
In July 2023, Brock got down on one knee and popped the question on a dock in St. Cloud, Fla.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
The guards get down hill and create scoring opportunities.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
By episode three Gorham was getting down on one knee.
—Glamour, 23 Feb. 2024
With the winter sun shinning brightly and a chilly breeze ruffling aquamarine Mediterranean waters just beyond the camp’s edge, the family soon got down to sharing a meal — traditional bread with lentils and ruby red tomatoes.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
Superstar spouses Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are (seemingly) always down for morning TV horniness on Live, but behind closed doors the couple gets down to a lot of unsexy behavior during late-night hours.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
And when the two parties get down to hard bargaining, there is no unseemly discord.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
The fresh cut is bursting with pop vitality, and, since the stroke of midnight, is accompanied with an official music video that follows Max on his travels from Los Angeles, CA to Seoul, South Korea where the pair get down to moving and grooving for the cameras.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
In July 2023, Brock got down on one knee and popped the question on a dock in St. Cloud, Fla.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
The guards get down hill and create scoring opportunities.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
By episode three Gorham was getting down on one knee.
—Glamour, 23 Feb. 2024
With the winter sun shinning brightly and a chilly breeze ruffling aquamarine Mediterranean waters just beyond the camp’s edge, the family soon got down to sharing a meal — traditional bread with lentils and ruby red tomatoes.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Get down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20down. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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