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

Officers ordered them to get down, but the men failed to comply, according to a CDCR news release obtained by Fox News Digital. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025

In September 2023, the same man climbed on top of an ambulance at the same intersection and refused to get down. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025

Lazard popped the question on a beach in Montauk, N.Y., getting down on one knee in a sandy pathway created using candles and white bouquets. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 May 2025

Staff at the venue instructed people to get down, but the commotion led to some losing their items and suffering minor injuries. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 May 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