get down

verb

got down; got down or gotten down; getting down; gets down

transitive verb

1

: to manage to swallow

2

: to cause to be physically, mentally, or emotionally exhausted : depress

the weather was getting her down

3

: to commit to writing : describe

intransitive verb

1

: to alight especially from a vehicle : descend

2

: to give one's attention or consideration

—used with to

get down to business

3

a

: to perform music or dance effectively and infectiously

b

: to have a good time partying

Synonyms of get down

• descend
• dismount
• light

Examples of get down in a Sentence

I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat.

it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him

Recent Examples on the Web

Austin got down to the ground, sprinted the ball to the middle of the field and got the ball spiked and the clock stopped. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026

One evening Vagner got down on one knee and proposed. —Lisa Poliak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Just a few moments later, her boyfriend of four years, Shaun Barfield, got down on one knee and proposed. —Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

If an unexpected storm strikes the mountain, many of these climbers will die not having any alternative way to get down. —Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for get down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown