Phrase guide

go down with

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I didn't go down there on my own, I went down with Sam and Betty.

Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To catch or contract (an illness).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Everyone's gone down with the flu, and I'm here in the office all by myself.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To die in the sinking of (a ship or boat).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • Edward Smith went down with the Titanic.

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