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Go down meaning

Go down is a phrasal verb with 14 meanings. One of them is to descend from a higher position to one below.

Past simple
went down
Past participle
gone down
-ing form
going down

What go down means

move lowerB2

To descend from a higher position to one below

We went down to the basement to check the pipes.

13 more meanings of go down are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With go: go out, go in, go on, go off, go up, go away, go back, go together, go with, go through.

With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, come down, break down, take down, keep down, set down, tie down.

Common questions

What does go down mean?

It has 14 meanings. One of them is to descend from a higher position to one below. The other 13, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of go down?

Went down. The past participle is gone down.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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