be down with

verb

To be alright, okay, or in agreement with; approve of; stand for; to accept as good, right, or preferred.

“She can come into the VIP lounge, it's alright, because she's down with us.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbbe down with (third-person singular simple present is down with, present participle being down with, simple past was down with, past participle been down with)

present singular third person is down with · participle present being down with · past was down with · participle past been down with · alternative be with

  1. idiomaticslang or African-American VernacularTo be alright, okay, or in agreement with; approve of; stand for; to accept as good, right, or preferred.

    She can come into the VIP lounge, it's alright, because she's down with us.

    1 more example

    I am not down with you children bullying and disrespecting one another, so cut it out!

Translations

French chaud, partant
  • chaudTranslations
  • partantTranslations
Spanish estar de acuerdo con
  • estar de acuerdo conTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

be down with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20down%20with

MLA

“be down with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20down%20with. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be down with,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20down%20with.

Source: be down with on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.