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going down with

going down with is the present participle and gerund of go down with.

Meaning of go down with

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, with.
    • I didn't go down there on my own, I went down with Sam and Betty.
  2. To catch or contract (an illness).
    • Everyone's gone down with the flu, and I'm here in the office all by myself.
  3. To die in the sinking of (a ship or boat).
    • Edward Smith went down with the Titanic.

Questions about going down with

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

Words near going down with in the dictionary

  1. going down the tube
  2. going down the tubes
  3. going down the wrong pipe
  4. going down the wrong throat
  5. going down the wrong way
  6. going down with
  7. going downhill
  8. going downtown
  9. going Dutch
  10. going easy
  11. going equipped

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