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
Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Freestyle skiing adds dual moguls Freestyle skiing is bringing in dual moguls for women and men — basically the same sort of judging based on technique, flips and twists, plus speed, as the existing moguls event, but with two athletes going down the hill in adjacent lanes.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Cam was returning to his home in the Prescott area after a brief trip to California when his plane went down, according to Tony.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Some dictators go down fighting.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
And as a woman in country music, you’re told to pick one lane to kind of go down.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
But just when the Lakers' core was finally healthy again, Doncic went down during their fifth win in seven games.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
As the sun goes down, temperatures will drop significantly and range between the 30s and 40s.
—Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5 Feb. 2026
And while the full cash price of Ozempic and Wegovy (FDA approved for weight loss) did start at over $1,000 a month, those prices have been slowly going down in price.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 5 Feb. 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
Legal bills As her campaign income went down, her spending on legal expenses has gone up.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Freestyle skiing adds dual moguls Freestyle skiing is bringing in dual moguls for women and men — basically the same sort of judging based on technique, flips and twists, plus speed, as the existing moguls event, but with two athletes going down the hill in adjacent lanes.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Cam was returning to his home in the Prescott area after a brief trip to California when his plane went down, according to Tony.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Some dictators go down fighting.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
And as a woman in country music, you’re told to pick one lane to kind of go down.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
But just when the Lakers' core was finally healthy again, Doncic went down during their fifth win in seven games.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
As the sun goes down, temperatures will drop significantly and range between the 30s and 40s.
—Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5 Feb. 2026
And while the full cash price of Ozempic and Wegovy (FDA approved for weight loss) did start at over $1,000 a month, those prices have been slowly going down in price.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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