gone down
gone down is the past participle of go down.
Meaning of go down
Verb
go down (third-person singular simple present goes down, present participle going down, simple past went down, past participle gone down)
- To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- go down to the grave
- Synonym of set, to disappear below the horizon.
- It'll be cooler once the sun goes down.
- To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
- The unemployment rate has gone down significantly in recent months.
- To fall (down); to fall to the floor.
- The boxer went down in the second round, after a blow to the chin.
- To crash.
- The plane went down thirty miles from shore.
- To sink.
- SMS Pommern went down with all hands at Jutland.
Questions about gone down
- What is gone down the past participle of?
- Gone down is the past participle of go down.
Words near gone down in the dictionary
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