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

Radhika hopes to meet a romantic man who isn't afraid to be adventurous with her or get down on the dance floor. —Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025

Two of the Big 12’s best get down to it at The Phog on Saturday evening. —Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025

On Monday morning, the temperature is expected to get down to minus 1 downtown and minus 3 at O’Hare International Airport. —Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025

After Ohio State took a 21-14 lead with 7:02 to go (on a drive that included a huge 4th down conversion), Texas got down the field quickly in response, largely in part to a 34-yard catch by Gunnar Helm. —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1