go down with

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, with.

“Edward Smith went down with the Titanic.”

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Meanings

verbgo down with (third-person singular simple present goes down with, present participle going down with, simple past went down with, past participle gone down with)

present singular third person goes down with · participle present going down with · past went down with · participle past gone down with

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, with.

    I didn't go down there on my own, I went down with Sam and Betty.

  2. To catch or contract (an illness).

    Everyone's gone down with the flu, and I'm here in the office all by myself.

  3. nauticalTo die in the sinking of (a ship or boat).

    Edward Smith went down with the Titanic.

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APA

go down with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20with

MLA

“go down with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20with. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go down with,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20with.

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