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 …—
Helen Cathcart
Helen Cathcart
c
of a computer, system, etc.
: to stop working
The network went down this morning.
7
slang
: to take place : happen
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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
Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
What comes next involves more complex operations, requiring multiple vehicles, and ultimately going down to another planetary body.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
So your instinct is naturally to pull up, because once that's coming at you, hopefully the bird goes down.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Here on the southern end of Virginia's Eastern Shore, kids shuffle down the pier with fishing poles and Cokes, wispy-haired men swap stories outside the hardware store, and the whole place seems to tuck in for the night not long after the sun goes down.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
When gas prices go up, consumer purchasing power goes down, effectively shrinking how much disposable income people have.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
Hicks went down on the ice for a few minutes before staying in the game.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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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
Made of reflective material, this leash assures the safety of both you and your pet when the sun goes down.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
What comes next involves more complex operations, requiring multiple vehicles, and ultimately going down to another planetary body.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
So your instinct is naturally to pull up, because once that's coming at you, hopefully the bird goes down.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Here on the southern end of Virginia's Eastern Shore, kids shuffle down the pier with fishing poles and Cokes, wispy-haired men swap stories outside the hardware store, and the whole place seems to tuck in for the night not long after the sun goes down.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
When gas prices go up, consumer purchasing power goes down, effectively shrinking how much disposable income people have.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
Hicks went down on the ice for a few minutes before staying in the game.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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