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

With one out in the sixth and Nick Loftin at third, Tolbert twice failed to get down safety-squeeze bunts. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026

An unidentified man wearing blue basketball shorts and a Knicks hat was spotted in a video obtained by ABC News getting down on one knee, pulling out a red box and holding up a ring. —Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 June 2026

Exactly two years after that first interaction, Tripp got down on one knee and asked Nyatsanza to marry him. —Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

Kapow is excited about getting down. —Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 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