get down

verb

got down; got down or gotten down; getting down; gets down
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transitive verb

1
: to manage to swallow
2
: to cause to be physically, mentally, or emotionally exhausted : depress
the weather was getting her down
3
: to commit to writing : describe

intransitive verb

1
: to alight especially from a vehicle : descend
2
: to give one's attention or consideration
—used with to
get down to business
3
a
: to perform music or dance effectively and infectiously
b
: to have a good time partying

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Examples of get down in a Sentence

I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat. it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him
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The bystander told the woman to get down on the floor before crawling into the home beneath the heaviest heat and dragging her to safety, according to the fire department. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Researchers used a sitting-rising test to investigate whether the ability to get down to the floor and back up was associated with the risk of dying from natural or cardiovascular causes. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Green, who won NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017, is being asked to get down the floor faster and not trail the play. — Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 The company has confirmed that HDMI input lag at 4K/120-Hz gets down to just a millisecond when combined with auto low latency mode and variable refresh. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get down

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of get down was in 1647

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“Get down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20down. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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