phrasal verb · formal
go down as
UK/ɡəʊ daʊn æz/US/ɡoʊ daʊn æz/go DOWN as
to be remembered or recorded in history as (a particular type of person or thing)
Examples
“He will go down as one of the pioneers of the modern movement.”
“That year went down as one of the coldest on record.”
“She went down in history as a champion of human rights.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite controversy during his lifetime, he will likely go down as a visionary in his field.”
Collocations
- go down as one of the greatest
- go down in history
Word family
Common mistakes
He went down the history as a hero.→He went down in history as a hero.
He goes down as greatest scientist.→He goes down as one of the greatest scientists.
Say it for a higher band
5be remembered as→6go down in history→7+go down as
Synonyms
be remembered as
go down in history
Easily confused
go down well
“The joke went down well with the audience.”
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