English

Detailed Synonyms for get down in English

get down:

to get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)

  1. to get down
    to demolish; to break down; to tear down; to break up; to destroy; to wreck; tear loose; to pull down; to take down; to get down; to drag down
    • demolish verb (demolishes, demolished, demolishing)
    • break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • tear down verb (tears down, tore down, tearing down)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • destroy verb (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • wreck verb (wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
    • tear loose verb
    • pull down verb (pulls down, pulled down, pulling down)
    • take down verb (takes down, took down, taking down)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • drag down verb (drags down, dragged down, dragging down)
  2. to get down
    to pull down; to get down; take down from
  3. to get down
    sharply critize; to drag down; to get down; to pull down
  4. to get down
    – take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 1
    to get; to commence; to start; to begin; to set out; to get down; start out; set about
    – take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 1
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
    • commence verb (commences, commenced, commencing)
    • start verb (starts, started, starting)
      • Who will start?1
    • begin verb (begins, beginning)
    • set out verb (sets out, set out, setting out)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
      • Let's get down to work now1
    • start out verb
    • set about verb
  5. to get down
    – put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. 1
    to put down; to write down; to get down; to set down
    – put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. 1
    • put down verb (puts down, put down, putting down)
    • write down verb (writes down, wrote down, writing down)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • set down verb (sets down, set down, setting down)
  6. to get down
    – pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking 1
    to swallow; to get down
    – pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking 1
    • swallow verb (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
  7. to get down
    – lower someone's spirits; make downhearted 1
    dismay; to depress; to demoralize; to get down; to dispirit; demoralise; cast down; deject
    – lower someone's spirits; make downhearted 1
    • dismay verb
    • depress verb (depresss, depressed, depressing)
      • These news depressed her1
    • demoralize verb, American (demoralizes, demoralized, demoralizing)
      • The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her1
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • dispirit verb (dispirits, dispirited, dispiriting)
    • demoralise verb, British
    • cast down verb
    • deject verb
  8. to get down
    – alight from (a horse) 1
    to light; to dismount; to get off; to get down; unhorse
    – alight from (a horse) 1
    • light verb (lights, lit, lighting)
    • dismount verb (dismounts, dismounted, dismounting)
    • get off verb (gets off, got off, getting off)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • unhorse verb
  9. to get down
    – move something or somebody to a lower position 1
    to lower; to let down; to bring down; to get down; to take down
    – move something or somebody to a lower position 1
    • lower verb (lowers, lowered, lowering)
    • let down verb (lets down, let down, letting down)
    • bring down verb (brings down, brought dowm, bringing down)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • take down verb (takes down, took down, taking down)
      • take down the vase from the shelf1
  10. to get down
    – lower (one's body) as by kneeling 1
    to get down
    – lower (one's body) as by kneeling 1
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)

Conjugations for get down:

present
  1. get down
  2. get down
  3. gets down
  4. get down
  5. get down
  6. get down
simple past
  1. got down
  2. got down
  3. got down
  4. got down
  5. got down
  6. got down
present perfect
  1. have gotten down
  2. have gotten down
  3. has gotten down
  4. have gotten down
  5. have gotten down
  6. have gotten down
past continuous
  1. was getting down
  2. were getting down
  3. was getting down
  4. were getting down
  5. were getting down
  6. were getting down
future
  1. shall get down
  2. will get down
  3. will get down
  4. shall get down
  5. will get down
  6. will get down
continuous present
  1. am getting down
  2. are getting down
  3. is getting down
  4. are getting down
  5. are getting down
  6. are getting down
subjunctive
  1. be gotten down
  2. be gotten down
  3. be gotten down
  4. be gotten down
  5. be gotten down
  6. be gotten down
diverse
  1. get down!
  2. let's get down!
  3. gotten down
  4. getting down
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Antonyms for "get down":


Related Definitions for "get down":

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action1
    • Let's get down to work now1
  2. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.1
  3. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking1
  4. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted1
  5. alight from (a horse)1
  6. move something or somebody to a lower position1
  7. lower (one's body) as by kneeling1

Related Synonyms for get down