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
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The Mets lost a pair of split-squad games, going down 3-1 to the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, and 7-5 at home.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Your taxes won’t go down in retirement Most individuals will face higher taxes in retirement.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Of course, fans won’t see what went down between Taylor and Dakota as ABC cancelled her Bachelorette season from airing and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 was put on pause in the middle of filming.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
Surprisingly, the reveal of Claire’s blue-light powers is just a tiny bit of the drama that goes down in this episode.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Phone systems and emails went down.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Exploit the missing point guard Duke suffered a major blow in its regular-season finale when point guard Caleb Foster went down with a season-ending injury in the Blue Devils’ win over North Carolina.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 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
To a degree, the Bucks already have gone down that road, with the bad contract extended last summer to Myles Turner in free agency and the corresponding waive-and-stretch of Damian Lillard, a contract that will remain on their cap through 2029-30.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The Mets lost a pair of split-squad games, going down 3-1 to the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, and 7-5 at home.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Your taxes won’t go down in retirement Most individuals will face higher taxes in retirement.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Of course, fans won’t see what went down between Taylor and Dakota as ABC cancelled her Bachelorette season from airing and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 was put on pause in the middle of filming.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
Surprisingly, the reveal of Claire’s blue-light powers is just a tiny bit of the drama that goes down in this episode.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Phone systems and emails went down.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Exploit the missing point guard Duke suffered a major blow in its regular-season finale when point guard Caleb Foster went down with a season-ending injury in the Blue Devils’ win over North Carolina.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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