went down; gone down; going down; goes down
1
2
a
: to drop to a lower level
prices going down
b
: to become smaller
The swelling has gone down.
c
: to become less bright
The lights went down as the movie started.
3
—used to say how easy or hard it is to swallow something
The medicine went down easily.
4
a
: to please or agree with one
—used with with and an adverb
My suggestion didn't go down well with the boss.
b
: to come to be remembered especially in posterity
Will they go down in history as great leaders?
5
British
: to leave a university
6
a
: to lose or fail
went down in the third round
b
chiefly British
: to become incapacitated
… went down with … acute tonsillitis …—
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c
of a computer, system, etc.
: to stop working
The network went down this morning.
7
slang
: to take place : happen
Examples of godown in a Sentence
Verb
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
Recent Examples on the Web
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Tegh Singh arrives and unloads his bundles of blossoms in Kapoor’s godown, an open-air stone courtyard that serves as the distillery.
—Rachna Sachasinh, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2021
From across the Singapore River this trio of former godowns (warehouses) cuts a striking profile.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2025
His fourth-down heaves to Coker and McMillan for touchdowns will go down as major highlights for the polarizing passer.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
There is a buildup that the president has not explained in a way that relates solely to the actions that are currently going down in the Caribbean and with respect to the drug trade that the president has been discussing with Congress.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
The heated incident happened at a moment when defensive tackle Maliek Collins went down with an injury, and San Francisco's Jennings began chirping at Browns players.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Once the sun goes down, spend time under some of the clearest skies in the world.
—Emma Fritz, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The game winner goes down as Ingram’s first for the Raptors (14-5), backing up his 37-point night against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
In fact, some Thanksgivings have seen multiple balloons go down in the parade.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The dangerous East London estate where all this supposedly goes down, though convincingly imagined, is very much fictional.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Everything surfeit went to the property’s godown.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Tegh Singh arrives and unloads his bundles of blossoms in Kapoor’s godown, an open-air stone courtyard that serves as the distillery.
—Rachna Sachasinh, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2021
From across the Singapore River this trio of former godowns (warehouses) cuts a striking profile.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
Verb
Best Amazon Outlet Dress Deals With a pair of tights, a cute jacket, and some weather-friendly booties, dresses are fair game even when the temperatures go down.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2025
His fourth-down heaves to Coker and McMillan for touchdowns will go down as major highlights for the polarizing passer.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
There is a buildup that the president has not explained in a way that relates solely to the actions that are currently going down in the Caribbean and with respect to the drug trade that the president has been discussing with Congress.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
The heated incident happened at a moment when defensive tackle Maliek Collins went down with an injury, and San Francisco's Jennings began chirping at Browns players.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Once the sun goes down, spend time under some of the clearest skies in the world.
—Emma Fritz, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The game winner goes down as Ingram’s first for the Raptors (14-5), backing up his 37-point night against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
In fact, some Thanksgivings have seen multiple balloons go down in the parade.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The dangerous East London estate where all this supposedly goes down, though convincingly imagined, is very much fictional.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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