(a) yenilmek, bozguna uğramak, düşmek, tahrip edilmek.
The city went down before the enemy. (b)
(gıda) yutulmak, boğazdan geçmek.
This food goes down smoothly. (c) (tarihe) geçmek.
This day will go down in history. He will go down in history as a dictator. (d)
Brit. üniversiteden ayrılmak, öğrenimini bırakmak/terketmek.
He went down without taking a degree. (e) (briç) düşmek, (f) inmek, eksilmek, (fiyat/değer) düşmek, ucuzlamak, (seviye) alçalmak, azalmak.
The price must go down. Eggs are going down. The floods are going down. (g) (güneş, gemi) batmak.
before the sun goes down: güneş batmadan önce.
Two ships went down in the storm. (h) (ateş) sönmek, (rüzgâr vb.) hafiflemek, dinmek.
The wind went down in the evening. (i) (fiyat/kalite vb.) azalmak, düşmek. (j) makbule geçmek, (k)
go down the drain
k. d. (para) çarçur edilmek, boşuna sarfedilmek, (fırsat) kaçırılmak, (mal) atılmak. (l) kabul edilmek, onaylanmak.
His motion did not go down by the assembly. (m) (şiş) inmek.
My ankle has gone down so I should be able to walk soon. This tire is going down, I'll pump it up.