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
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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
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Still, the Huskies didn’t go down easily.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
More significantly, Arozarena’s extreme reaction will go down as an early ABS highlight.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Jacquie Ovalle went down with a hamstring injury, forcing head coach Seb Hines to replace her with Summer Yates in the 58th minute.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s Jacquie Ovalle went down while pursuing Angel City’s Sveindís Jónsdóttir on a breakaway.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Navarro reached an arm out and Laryea went down right outside the box.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Red Sox went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth against All-Star closer Mason Miller, who struck out Marcelo Mayer to end the game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 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
Swasti Singhai The fighter jet that went down over Iran on April 3 was an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter, a two-seat combat aircraft.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Still, the Huskies didn’t go down easily.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
More significantly, Arozarena’s extreme reaction will go down as an early ABS highlight.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Jacquie Ovalle went down with a hamstring injury, forcing head coach Seb Hines to replace her with Summer Yates in the 58th minute.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s Jacquie Ovalle went down while pursuing Angel City’s Sveindís Jónsdóttir on a breakaway.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Navarro reached an arm out and Laryea went down right outside the box.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Red Sox went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth against All-Star closer Mason Miller, who struck out Marcelo Mayer to end the game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Godown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godown. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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