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
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Ticket costs for cultural events will go up while the quality will go down.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
In the first inning, Garcia lost his footing while going down the stairs in the dugout at Truist Park.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Ticket costs for cultural events will go up, while the quality will go down.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Emergency dispatchers received reports of a helicopter going down in the ocean near the remote beach.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Both were over the Atlantic when their plane went down.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
There is no cut priced in for at least the next 16 months and the 2-year treasury trades near 4%, a signal that markets, at least for now, think the funds rate will hold steady at best for an extended period, not go down.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The game went down to the wire.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 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
As the main march went down 7th Avenue, a second demonstration went parallel, down Broadway.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Ticket costs for cultural events will go up while the quality will go down.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
In the first inning, Garcia lost his footing while going down the stairs in the dugout at Truist Park.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Ticket costs for cultural events will go up, while the quality will go down.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Emergency dispatchers received reports of a helicopter going down in the ocean near the remote beach.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Both were over the Atlantic when their plane went down.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
There is no cut priced in for at least the next 16 months and the 2-year treasury trades near 4%, a signal that markets, at least for now, think the funds rate will hold steady at best for an extended period, not go down.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The game went down to the wire.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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