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
see also go down on
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
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
And just as it was executed, another veteran goes down to injury.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Who would be the quarterback if Oladokun went down?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
Cowboys won’t have a WR3 problem in 2026 When wide receiver Ryan Flournoy went down in the second quarter with a knee injury, somebody needed to step up into the third pass-catching role.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Dec. 2025
The biggest thrill comes in a 95-degree beyond-vertical drop going down 285 feet, plus plenty of loops and inversions.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Seguin went down in pain, could not skate and needed help to get off the ice and down the tunnel to the locker room.
—Julia Falcon, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Ciara hit the stage during the TikTok Awards 2025, which went down at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday in Los Angeles.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
These credits, if applicable, can make a bill go down.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 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
Brissett was making his 10th start of the season as he’s been used plenty since Kyler Murray went down with an injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
And just as it was executed, another veteran goes down to injury.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Who would be the quarterback if Oladokun went down?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
Cowboys won’t have a WR3 problem in 2026 When wide receiver Ryan Flournoy went down in the second quarter with a knee injury, somebody needed to step up into the third pass-catching role.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Dec. 2025
The biggest thrill comes in a 95-degree beyond-vertical drop going down 285 feet, plus plenty of loops and inversions.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Seguin went down in pain, could not skate and needed help to get off the ice and down the tunnel to the locker room.
—Julia Falcon, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Ciara hit the stage during the TikTok Awards 2025, which went down at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday in Los Angeles.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
These credits, if applicable, can make a bill go down.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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