godown

1 of 2

noun

go·​down ˈgō-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce godown (audio)
: a warehouse in a country of southern or eastern Asia

go down

2 of 2

verb

went down; gone down; going down; goes down

intransitive verb

1
a
: to go below the horizon : set
the sun went down
b
: to fall to or as if to the ground
the plane went down in flames
c
: to become submerged : sink
the ship went down with all hands
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 tonsillitisHelen Cathcart
6
slang : to take place : happen
Phrases
go down on
usually vulgar : to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on

Examples of godown in a Sentence

Verb when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
Recent Examples on the Web
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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

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by folk etymology from Malay gudang

First Known Use

Noun

1552, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of godown was in the 14th century

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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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