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Antonyms for goes down

Grammar : Verb
Spell : goh
Phonetic Transcription : goÊŠ

Definition of goes down

Origin :
  • 1727, "action of going," from go (v.). The sense of "a try or turn at something" is from 1825; meaning "something that goes, a success" is from 1876. Phrase on the go "in constant motion" is from 1843.
  • verb lose, fall
Example sentences :
  • "That does some good when it goes down," murmured Bibi-the-Smoker.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • He was making for the lane which goes down to the shore at the foot of Ballure Glen.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • I goes down an' I says: "You know there's no one lives there, don't yer?"
  • Extract from : « The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • Houghton will be back on Sunday, and goes down again on Tuesday morning.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • But, even though he goes down, he will struggle bravely at the outset.
  • Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock
  • I shall, if you are; we shall both be in the same boat, and if one goes down the other must.
  • Extract from : « In School and Out » by Oliver Optic
  • "Tough-fibered Davie goes down to look around," he grumbled.
  • Extract from : « The Sky Trap » by Frank Belknap Long
  • So I goes down to them friends last week, and had some more teeth pulled.
  • Extract from : « Maw's Vacation » by Emerson Hough
  • Whoever else goes down, she will swim, simply because she can't help it.
  • Extract from : « The Country House » by John Galsworthy
  • Nine times out of ten that courage fails, and he goes down into the bog.
  • Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for goes down

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