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going down in history

going down in history is the present participle and gerund of go down in history.

Meaning of go down in history

Verb

go down in history (third-person singular simple present goes down in history, present participle going down in history, simple past went down in history, past participle gone down in history)

  1. Be sufficiently noteworthy as to be remembered by future generations.
    • Not many of the great composers have gone down in history as having taken part as one of the principals in a duel. Among them, perhaps this honor must be awarded solely to Händel. The cause of this affair was to be found in one of the curious customs of his day.1896, Willey Francis Gates, Anecdotes of Great Musicians, 151.—Händel's Duel
    Synonyms:
    make history

Questions about going down in history

What is going down in history the present participle and gerund of?
Going down in history is the present participle and gerund of go down in history.

Words near going down in history in the dictionary

  1. going dark
  2. going deep
  3. going down
  4. going down fighting
  5. going down in flames
  6. going down in history
  7. going down like a cup of cold sick
  8. going down like a cup of sick
  9. going down like a lead balloon
  10. going down like a lead zeppelin
  11. going down like a sack of potatoes

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