Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To worsen or degenerate.

    I usually run fast enough, but my speed goes downhill when I don't sleep enough.

Examples

25 sentences

  1. Things just kept going downhill from there.

    ruС тех пор дела становились всё хуже. — whatnot

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  2. Mennad's life started to go downhill.

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  3. It's going downhill from here on.

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  4. Ziri's whole life just went downhill.

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  5. After he retired, he went quickly downhill.

    deNach seiner Pensionierung ging es mit ihm schnell bergab. — brauchinet

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

goes downhill, going downhill, went downhill, gone downhill
Base formgo downhill · to go downhill
3rd person singulargoes downhill
Present participlegoing downhill
Past simplewent downhill
Past participlegone downhill

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo downhill
he, she, itgoes downhill

Past simpleLesson

all personswent downhill

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone downhill
he, she, ithas gone downhill

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go downhill

Synonyms

4 synonyms
go to potgo to the dogsgo to shitgo pear-shaped

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gnugoA1goagoadgoalA1
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