get down
To bring or come downTo bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
Meaning
16 senses(intransitive, transitive)To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again.
Don't worry, I got the kitten down.
(transitive)To swallow (something).
The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down.
(informal, intransitive)To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray.
(intransitive)To concentrate; attend.
To get down to the matter at hand.
(transitive)To depress; discourage; fatigue.
Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day.
(idiomatic, informal, intransitive)To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
Getting down with a bunch of old friends.
(informal, intransitive)To dance, particularly without inhibition or restraint, or in a sexually suggestive manner.
(informal, intransitive)To party.
(informal, intransitive, slang)To have sex.
She's always willing to get down with him.
(UK, informal, intransitive)To leave the table after dining.
Mummy, can I get down please?
(transitive)To record, most often in writing.
Quick, here's a pen, get this down will you, before I forget.
They got the whole song down in an hour.
(transitive)To criticise; to be strict towards.
Ann is always getting down on these students.
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- lower (one's body) as by kneeling
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
Examples
259 sentencesI rarely get to sit down.
Мені рідко вдається присісти. — deniko
Tom is trying to get his weight down.
Том намагається схуднути. — deniko
The kitten couldn't get down from the tree.
Кошеня не могло злізти з дерева. — deniko
ruКотёнок не мог спуститься с дерева. — corvard
deDas Kätzchen kam nicht mehr vom Baum herunter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
Він став на коліна та молився за душі померлих. — marko
ruОн встал на колени и помолился за души усопших. — Wezel
deEr ging auf die Knie und betete für die Seelen der Verstorbenen. — Kerstin
Get down from your horse.
Злізь із коня. — rozmaita
ruСпешьтесь. — ae5s
deSteig von deinem Pferd ab. — xtofu80
Forms
gets down, getting down, got down, got down| Base form | get down · to get down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets down |
| Present participle | getting down |
| Past simple | got down |
| Past participle | got down / gotten down |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- get upвстати, вставатиTo move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
- get offзупинитися, зупинятисяTo move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
- get outвийти, виходитиTo leave or escape.
- get onстаріти, постарітиTo board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
- get inвигнати, виганятиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, in.
- get downзнатиTo bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
- get backповернутися, повертатисяReturn to where one came from.
- get overпокрити, прикритиTo overcome.
More 8
- get awayвтекти, втікатиTo move away (from).
- get intoносити, надітиTo move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
- get aroundзламати, ламатиTo move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.
- get throughдосягати, діставатиTo overcome; to endure.
- get alongвживатися, справлятисяTo interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.
- get toзробити, робитиTo reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity).
- get byвживатися, справлятисяTo subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.
- get withTo become intimate with; to kiss and cuddle with; to have sex with.
Synonyms
241 synonyms- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action:begingetstart outstartset aboutset outcommence
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking:swallow
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.:write downset downput down
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted:depressdejectcast downdismaydispiritdemoralizedemoralise
- move something or somebody to a lower position:lower-vtake downlet downbring down
- alight from (a horse):unhorsedismountlightget off
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.