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'GET DOWN' Phrasal Verb

Definition of Get down phrasal verb

Get down

  1. Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: The miserable weather in winter really GETS me DOWN.
  2. Write, record
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I couldn't GET DOWN everything he said.
  3. Manage to swallow
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The medicine tasted horrible and it was difficult to GET it DOWN.
  4. Descend, leave a vehicle
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The trained pulled in and we GOT DOWN.
  5. Leave the table after eating
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: When they had finished dinner, the children asked if they could GET DOWN.
  6. Reduce
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: The doctor says I my GET my cholesterol levels DOWN.
  7. Have an affair or sexual relations
    (Intransitive | American English)
    » Example: They GOT DOWN at the party last week.

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