go down

verb

Definition of go downnext
slang
as in to happen
to take place when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

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Recent Examples of go down Back on home soil, Bilby went down a rabbit hole of research that revealed 52 contaminants in Liverpool tap water. — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 With two outs, Jonny DeLuca came to the plate and went down on strikes, waving at strike three in the dirt. — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Dave Campbell’s computer predictions have Arlington as a two-point favorite, so this one should go down to the wire. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 Emergency calls in the City of Oakland are being answered by Alameda County after the city's 911 system went down Wednesday night. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
  1. happen
  2. come down
  3. be
Verb
  • Forecasters are predicting that the northeast and Mid-Atlantic will experience similar amounts of flooding as happened during a 2023 El Niño event — a record setting year.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Not everything important needs to happen through a checklist.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of happen
Verb
  • Yet when a safety issue arises, competitive barriers come down.
    — Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But that may come down once more to Senate races in red states like Texas, Ohio and Kansas.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of come down
Verb
  • The boos rained down again after many of the Hornets’ turnovers, and there were 25 of them altogether.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Silverstein joined parent company Spencer’s in 2003, there were only 130 Spirit stores nationwide.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
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