GO DOWN


Meaning of GO DOWN in English

1.

to fall to the ground :

She tripped and went down with a bump.

2.

if a ship, etc. goes down , it disappears below the water

SYN sink

3.

when the sun or moon goes down , it disappears below the horizon

SYN set

4.

if food or drink will / will not go down , it is difficult / easy to swallow :

A glass of wine would go down very nicely (= I would very much like one) .

5.

if the price of sth, the temperature, etc. goes down , it becomes lower

SYN fall :

The price of oil is going down.

Oil is going down in price.

OPP go up

6.

( informal ) to get worse in quality :

The neighbourhood has gone down a lot recently.

7.

( computing ) to stop working temporarily :

The system is going down in ten minutes.

8.

( NAmE , informal ) to happen :

You really don't know what's going down?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.