phrasal verb · neutral
go down
UK/ɡəʊ daʊn/US/ɡoʊ daʊn/go·DOWN
task1speaking
decrease in number or level; can also mean 'happen' in some contexts
Examples
“The temperature went down rapidly after sunset.”
“The proposal went down badly with the committee.”
“Sales have gone down this quarter.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although short-term figures went down, long-term trends still point to growth.”
Collocations
- temperatures go down
- go down significantly/slightly
- prices go down
Word family
goes down verb (3rd singular)went down verb (past)gone down verb (past participle)going down verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
say 'the price went down to 5%' when meaning it decreased BY 5%→the price went down by 5% / the price went down to $X if bạn nói đến con số cuối cùng
use 'go down' to mean 'write down' (ghi lại)→write down / note down
Say it for a higher band
5fall→6decrease→7+go down
Synonyms
fall
decrease
Easily confused
fall
“Profits fell sharply last year.”
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