to go down
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1.9
- phrasal verb
- /ɡoʊ daʊn/
- So we're seeing prices go down and hitting profit margins.
- prices go down
- numbers go down
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Watch on YouTubeAs it's cost goes down, demand goes up.
- As it's cost goes down, demand goes up.
- When the heart rate goes down, the time slows down.
- So when the dollar goes down, gold and silver go up.
- So we're seeing prices go down and hitting profit margins.
Examples
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So when the dollar goes down, gold and silver go up.
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Why don't prices seem to go down immediately after a war has been fought?
Academic text (1992) -
As it's cost goes down, demand goes up.
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So it's just going down so fast every single month.
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Gas prices are going down, eggs are going down.
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When the heart rate goes down, the time slows down.
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As the average life of buildings has gone down, the number of monuments has gone up exponentially.
Academic text (2000) -
Afteryou left, auto theft in the South Bay area went down 47 percent.
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But the amount of infrared-absorbing water vapor has gone down by a factor of a thousand.
Academic text (2002) -
As the temperature drops, the demand for heating goes down in the winter months.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To become lower, for example temperature or prices
∞
1.6
To make something smaller in amount, size, or number
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1.0
To fall to a lower amount or level
592
1.0
Become less in number or amount
264
3.7
To become less over time, for example in value or health
169
2.7
Move from a higher to a lower place
159
2.8
Become less in amount or value
147
3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
72
2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
59
2.7
To move down at an angle
54
5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
48
6.4
To become less in size, amount, or strength
44
2.7
To become less strong or loud over time
24
2.6
Become less in number, amount, or quality
22
4.3
To become less in amount or quality
21
3.5
To become less in number or amount
4
3.3
To become less over time
3
3.6
Begin to fall after rising or staying steady
3
5.1
To become slowly smaller or less until almost nothing remains
2
4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense of food or drink being swallowed is directly derived from the motion verb 'go' combined with the directional particle 'down' — literally moving downward into the throat — so the meaning is compositional. This spatial verb+particle pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer this usage.
Etymology
Go down to mean lower comes from seeing things move down, like water in a glass or numbers on a chart falling down. That's why it means 'to become lower'.