get down
verb
got down; got down or gotten down; getting down; gets down
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
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
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
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The tiny cat had somehow climbed high into a tall tree in Hempstead, New York, and couldn’t get down.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
All distance ladder methods, when aggregated together, average out to a value of 73-74 km/s/Mpc, with the best of those methods having gotten down to a 1-2% uncertainty.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
And to give us the ball back, give us another chance to get down there, get into field goal range right there, and for Ryan to hit that his first career game winner was amazing.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
The Ravens got down to the red zone on the opening possession behind Henry’s bruising runs that picked up six yards at will.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
All distance ladder methods, when aggregated together, average out to a value of 73-74 km/s/Mpc, with the best of those methods having gotten down to a 1-2% uncertainty.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
And to give us the ball back, give us another chance to get down there, get into field goal range right there, and for Ryan to hit that his first career game winner was amazing.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
The Ravens got down to the red zone on the opening possession behind Henry’s bruising runs that picked up six yards at will.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Get down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20down. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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