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
Jim Barnes
january 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
Sacramento was trailing by 25 when Murray went down with the ankle injury late in the third quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Kelce's big moment came on a five-yard pass from third-string quarterback Shane Buechele, who replaced Mahomes' backup Gardner Minshew after both QBs went down with knee injuries earlier this season.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Hamilton has been the Ravens’ best defensive player, and his going down left Baltimore without a playmaker and a defensive leader.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Rents went up, attention spans went down and our phones slowly became the default hangout.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
At a rally Saturday in front of the US Embassy in Havana, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel promised not to let the Cuba-Venezuela alliance go down without a fight.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
This time, though, his pass was intercepted by the Aztecs’ Davis, who went down the court to hit a game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog went down on the ice in a non-contact fall against the Panthers in Florida on Sunday.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 4 Jan. 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
All the confidence in our guys going down there and scoring.
—Jim Barnes
january 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
Sacramento was trailing by 25 when Murray went down with the ankle injury late in the third quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Kelce's big moment came on a five-yard pass from third-string quarterback Shane Buechele, who replaced Mahomes' backup Gardner Minshew after both QBs went down with knee injuries earlier this season.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Hamilton has been the Ravens’ best defensive player, and his going down left Baltimore without a playmaker and a defensive leader.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Rents went up, attention spans went down and our phones slowly became the default hangout.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
At a rally Saturday in front of the US Embassy in Havana, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel promised not to let the Cuba-Venezuela alliance go down without a fight.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
This time, though, his pass was intercepted by the Aztecs’ Davis, who went down the court to hit a game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog went down on the ice in a non-contact fall against the Panthers in Florida on Sunday.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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