Phrasal Verb: Get down

Phrasal Verb: Get down


Meaning: Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.

Example: The miserable weather in winter really GETS me DOWN.

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Phrasal Verb: Get down


Meaning: Write, record

Example: I couldn't GET DOWN everything he said.

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Phrasal Verb: Get down


Meaning: Manage to swallow

Example: The medicine tasted horrible and it was difficult to GET it DOWN.

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Phrasal Verb: Get down


Meaning: Descend, leave a vehicle

Example: The trained pulled in and we GOT DOWN.

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Phrasal Verb: Get down


Meaning: Leave the table after eating

Example: When they had finished dinner, the children asked if they could GET DOWN.

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Phrasal Verb: Get down


Meaning: Reduce

Example: The doctor says I my GET my cholesterol levels DOWN.

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Phrasal Verb: Get down


Meaning: Have an affair or sexual relations

Example: They GOT DOWN at the party last week.

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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 66 phrasal verbs with 'GET'

- Get about
- Get above
- Get across
- Get across to
- Get after
- Get ahead
- Get ahead of
- Get along
- Get along in
- Get along with
- Get around
- Get around to
- Get at
- Get away
- Get away from
- Get away with
- Get away!
- Get back
- Get back at
- Get back into
- Get back to
- Get back together
- Get behind
- Get behind with
- Get by
- Get by on
- Get by with
- Get down
- Get down on
- Get down to
- Get in
- Get in on
- Get in with
- Get into
- Get it
- Get it off
- Get it off with
- Get it on
- Get it on with
- Get it together
- Get it up
- Get off
- Get off it
- Get off on
- Get off with
- Get off!
- Get on
- Get on at
- Get on for
- Get on to
- Get on with
- Get onto
- Get out
- Get out of
- Get out!
- Get over
- Get over with
- Get round
- Get round (around) to
- Get round (or around)
- Get through
- Get through to
- Get to
- Get together
- Get up
- Get up to

 

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