'GO DOWN' Phrasal Verb

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Definition of Go down phrasal verb

Go down

1. Decrease, get smaller
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The price of scanners has GONE DOWN recently.
2. Sink
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The Titanic WENT DOWN after it hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
3. Sunset
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The sun WENT DOWN at seven o'clock.
4. Be sent to to prison
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He WENT DOWN for ten years for armed robbery.
5. Become recorded as or known as
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: It WENT DOWN as the worst day in the history of the company.
6. Be eaten or swallowed
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The medicine WENT DOWN easily.
7. Fall to the ground
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The boxer WENT DOWN in the second round.
8. Happen, take place
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The police thought that a big crime was GOING DOWN that night.
9. Stop working, especially computers
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The computer system WENT DOWN for an hour last night.
10. Become dimmer
    (Intransitive | International English)
    
    » Example: The lights WENT DOWN and the audience stopped talking.
11. Be received by people, in terms of their reaction
    (Intransitive | International English)
    
    » Example: My joke WENT DOWN very badly.