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

With the New York performance a little more than two months away, the singers are getting down to serious business. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025

Who wants to tell him there’s another way to get down from the chair…? —Cate Martel, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025

Photos show that Dobbs got down on one knee in front of a giant heart made of white roses. —Rachel Raposas, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025

March Madness gets down to business Walter Clayton Jr. and Alijah Martin celebrate after Florida defeated Texas Tech 84-79 in the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Saturday. —Nick Duffy, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for get down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown