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- See:
- go
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phrase |
| definition 1: |
to decrease or descend.
We'll postpone our trip till the price of the tickets goes down.This elevator doesn't go down to the basement. |
| definition 2: |
to disappear from sight below the horizon; set.
What time does the sun go down this evening?We sat outside till the sun went down.- synonyms:
- set
- similar words:
- sink
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| definition 3: |
to be capable of being swallowed; be ingested.
These pills go down well with milk. |
| definition 4: |
to be defeated; fail.
The troops fought hard, but they went down in the end.- synonyms:
- fail, lose, succumb
- similar words:
- yield
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| definition 5: |
to be received in a certain (specified) way by listeners.
I thought his speech went down extremely well.His kind of jokes don't go down very well with this type of audience. |
| related words: |
descend, trail |
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