went down; gone down; going down; goes down
1
2
: to admit of being swallowed
the medicine went down easily
3
a
: to find acceptance
will the plan go down with the farmers
b
: to come to be remembered especially in posterity
will he go down in history as a great president
4
British
: to leave a university
5
a
: to undergo defeat or failure
b
chiefly British
: to become incapacitated
went down with … acute tonsillitis—
Helen Cathcart
Helen Cathcart6
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
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Live feeds will go down in the hours ahead of the start of Sunday's episode as the houseguests get ready for the live episode.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Penn State had 109 yards of offense at that point and seemed on the verge of going down meekly, dominated at home.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Even with Moore going down after the opening play, Young looked the part in the first quarter.
—Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Dillon Dingler went down swinging first, Parker Meadows second.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Take a peek at what went down on one of country music's most important nights below.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Property tax rates can't go down in districts where schools have hit the 20-mill floor, which leads to higher taxes.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Despite the name, the MAX goes down Broadway in Midtown, because of ongoing streetcar construction.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 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
Unfortunately, star wide receiver Malik Nabers went down with what appeared to be a serious knee injury.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Live feeds will go down in the hours ahead of the start of Sunday's episode as the houseguests get ready for the live episode.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Penn State had 109 yards of offense at that point and seemed on the verge of going down meekly, dominated at home.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Even with Moore going down after the opening play, Young looked the part in the first quarter.
—Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Dillon Dingler went down swinging first, Parker Meadows second.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Take a peek at what went down on one of country music's most important nights below.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Property tax rates can't go down in districts where schools have hit the 20-mill floor, which leads to higher taxes.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Despite the name, the MAX goes down Broadway in Midtown, because of ongoing streetcar construction.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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