get down
Britishverb
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(intr; also preposition) to dismount or descend
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(tr; also preposition) to bring down
we could not get the wardrobe down the stairs
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(tr) to write down
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(tr) to make depressed
your nagging gets me down
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(tr) to swallow
he couldn't get the meal down
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to attend seriously (to); concentrate (on) (esp in the phrases get down to business or brass tacks )
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informal (intr) to enjoy oneself uninhibitedly, esp by dancing
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Descend; bring down; also, swallow. For example, He's getting down from the ladder , or Can you get the cat down from the tree? or I can't seem to get this pill down . [Late 1500s]
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get down to . Give one's attention to, as in Let's get down to work , or It's time we got down to business . [Late 1800s] For the most important variants, see under get down to brass tacks .
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get down on . See down on .
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get someone down . Discourage or depress someone. For example, Don't let Mary's troubles get you down , or Day after day of rain really gets me down . [c. 1930]
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Describe in writing, as in Can you get down all he's saying?
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Lose one's inhibitions, enjoy oneself fully. For example, At our reunion we got down with all our old friends . Slang
Example Sentences
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I was catching myself constantly, just trying to manage getting down the hill.
On private appointments, he says: "You immediately get down to the problem because you have that familiarity."
From BBC
This gives me a chance to read or watch a show, get down on the floor for a short workout, spend some time knitting, or eat a leisurely breakfast.
Maybe he had climbed the tree and couldn’t get down.
From Literature
“Shut the windows,” I said, getting down to business.
From Literature
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