get down

verb

got down; got down or gotten down; getting down; gets down

transitive verb

1

: to manage to swallow

2

: to cause to be physically, mentally, or emotionally exhausted : depress

the weather was getting her down

3

: to commit to writing : describe

intransitive verb

1

: to alight especially from a vehicle : descend

2

: to give one's attention or consideration

—used with to

get down to business

3

a

: to perform music or dance effectively and infectiously

b

: to have a good time partying

Synonyms

• alight
• descend
• disembark
• dismount
• light

Examples of get down in a Sentence

I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat.

it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him

Recent Examples on the Web

The Rams still managed to get down to the goal line, but Stafford threw an interception in the end zone trying to fit the ball into Tyler Johnson on a crossing route. —Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 8 Sep. 2024

In the third set, Tiafoe got down 0-30 while serving for the set at 5-4, but Fritz let him off the hook and sailed a backhand wide on set point as the crowd roared. —Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

The taste, however, was rank, nearly impossible to get down. —Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024

Made up not of James Bond types but rather basic, blue-collar folks like construction workers, plumbers, etc. — gritty teams who get down to the nuts and bolts. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1