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go down


Meanings
  • Verb

    Move or come down from a higher to a lower place or level.

  • Verb

    Decrease or reduce in amount, level, or degree.


Pronunciation




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Rhymes
Words rhyming with go down
town , frown , drown , clown , mown
Variants
List of all variants of go down that leads to same result
godown , godowns , go down , go down on , goes down , goes down on , going down , going down on , gone down , gone down on , went down , went down on , go down in history , go down the tubes , go down to defeat , go down with , aisle , aisles , go down the aisle , goes down the aisle , going down the aisle , gone down the aisle , walk down the aisle , walked down the aisle , walking down the aisle , walks down the aisle , went down the aisle , balloon , balloons , go down like a lead balloon , go over like a lead balloon , goes down like a lead balloon , goes over like a lead balloon , going down like a lead balloon , going over like a lead balloon , gone down like a lead balloon , gone over like a lead balloon , went down like a lead balloon , went over like a lead balloon , go down a bomb , go down/like a bomb , go like a bomb
Forms
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went down, gone down, goes down, going down


Etymology
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Old English 'gadan' meaning 'to go, proceed'. The phrase 'go down' can be traced back to Middle English.


Trivia
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  1. The phrase 'go down fighting' means to put up a strong resistance or fight until the end.

  2. In the game of chess, a pawn can 'go down' to become a queen if it reaches the other side of the board.


Related Concepts
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  1. descend: Related concept, meaning to move from a higher to a lower position or level.

  2. decline: Related concept, meaning to decrease or reduce in amount, level, or degree.


Culture
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In literature, 'go down' has been used in various contexts. For instance, in Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick', the whale 'goes down' to the depths of the ocean. In music, 'go down' can be found in the lyrics of various songs, such as 'Going Down to the River' by John Lee Hooker.

How to Memorize "go down"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a ball rolling down a hill, or imagine yourself going down the stairs.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of moving downwards or decreasing.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Goes Down Easy' to remember the meaning of 'go down' as 'descend' or 'decrease'.


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