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got down

VERB

dismount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disembark get off

WEAK

alight bring down climb down come down descend lower step down

Antonyms

WEAK

get up mount

Example Sentences

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But he soon got down to the team's 2025 exploits and rememiniscences of Brazilian icon Pele's 1970s stint with the New York Cosmos and its electrifying effect on soccer in the United States.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The Lakers had 20 turnovers the last time they played at Oklahoma City in a game L.A. got down by as much as 37 points before losing by 29.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The Lakers were down by just one at the end of the first quarter, but quickly got down 52-38 early in the second quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Then Bishop got down to business, telling the kids to stand up and recite Shakespeare’s great Sonnet 65—the one that begins “Since brass, nor stone, nor earth…” They did, flawlessly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Mr. Munch got down on the floor with him.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds