English verb: get down | |||
1. | get down (motion) lower (one's body) as by kneeling | ||
Samples | Get down on your knees!. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
2. | get down (motion) move something or somebody to a lower position | ||
Samples | Take down the vase from the shelf. | ||
Synonyms | bring down, let down, lower, take down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | depress, dip, incline, reef | ||
Cause | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Antonyms | lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | ||
3. | get down (motion) alight from (a horse) | ||
Synonyms | dismount, get off, light, unhorse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Domain category | horseback riding, riding | ||
4. | get down (consumption) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking | ||
Samples | Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!. | ||
Synonyms | swallow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bolt | ||
5. | get down (emotion) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||
Samples | These news depressed her. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to get down Sue | ||
Synonyms | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chill | ||
Antonyms | elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up | ||
6. | get down (communication) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. | ||
Synonyms | put down, set down, write down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | write | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dash down, dash off, notate, note, take down, transcribe | ||
7. | get down (change) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | ||
Samples | We began working at dawn. Who will start?. Get working as soon as the sun rises!. The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia. He began early in the day. Let's get down to work now. | ||
Synonyms | begin, commence, get, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | attack, auspicate, bestir oneself, break in, come on, embark, enter, fall, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get to, get weaving, jump off, launch, plunge, recommence, strike out | ||
Verb group | begin | ||
Antonyms | terminate, end | ||