1
as in dismounted
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat
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2
as in weighed down
to make sad
it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him
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as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
with her sore throat, liquids are the only thing she can get down
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Recent Examples of got down
The couple shared a photo of the moment Dal got down on one knee in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, to ask Segal, 30, to marry him.
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Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Kobe got down in his defensive stance and readied for LeBron to challenge him for either the tie or a go-ahead 3-pointer.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
For the first, Lee got down on their knees to play electric guitar flat on a stool, like a steel guitar without any of the delicateness.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
Beyond the stars, Ino Toshiro — Japan’s State Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry — got down to business in his speech at the opening ceremony, including the revelation that Japan will be the country of honor at next year’s Cannes Market.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Surrounded by lilies and white drapes, Mancuso got down on one knee.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
After the touchdown, Fletcher got down on one knee and lifted his right pointer finger toward the sky.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 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
So Sunday, after the Panthers got down by 17 points early to the Dolphins, a lot of fans probably thought this would simply be New England, Part Deux.
—Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Kobe got down in his defensive stance and readied for LeBron to challenge him for either the tie or a go-ahead 3-pointer.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
For the first, Lee got down on their knees to play electric guitar flat on a stool, like a steel guitar without any of the delicateness.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
Beyond the stars, Ino Toshiro — Japan’s State Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry — got down to business in his speech at the opening ceremony, including the revelation that Japan will be the country of honor at next year’s Cannes Market.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Surrounded by lilies and white drapes, Mancuso got down on one knee.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
After the touchdown, Fletcher got down on one knee and lifted his right pointer finger toward the sky.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 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
So Sunday, after the Panthers got down by 17 points early to the Dolphins, a lot of fans probably thought this would simply be New England, Part Deux.
—Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got down
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Australia’s market showed a similar outcome through different mechanics, with the market there weighed down by strong issuance of carbon credits.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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For the most part though, For the First Time, Again is weighed down by oversinging and emotional affectation.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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Guests onboard sipped champagne from the observation deck as the USCG Polar Star cleared the waters for their onward passage.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2026
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Guests sipped on Hennessy cocktails named for the nominees, and later enjoyed Sunset Tower’s signature ice cream sundaes.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Crews descended the hillside and found a person inside the vehicle, who was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Tarek Fattal,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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On his way, two more drones descended and exploded.—
Michael Holtz,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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One 2025 study published in BMC Geriatrics found that older adults who lived somewhere with better indoor air ventilation were less likely to be depressed compared to older adults with less indoor air ventilation.—
Jamie Friedlander Serrano,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Translation professionals are losing their jobs to AI AI tools have reduced the amount of work available to human translators and interpreters, and depressed their earnings.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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The story follows a scuba diver in search of his deceased father’s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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With tech earnings season kicking into high gear next week, Wall Street will start to get a clearer picture of where particular companies stand in adopting AI or getting swallowed by it.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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But, in the spirit of these unusually widespread Games, simultaneous celebrations were also held in the clusters of Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which — for the first time ever — lit a second Olympic cauldron.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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This persistence troubled certain foreign powers that, at various moments, had supported the Islamic Republic in the hope of weakening Iran as a nation.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Marc Guehi and Abdukodir Khusanov were not troubled by Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Got down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20down. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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