get down - Meaning in Konkani

get down - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of get down in English

get down verb

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

   Synonyms

   begin, begin, commence, get, set about, set out, start out, start

   Examples

   • "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"
   • "He began early in the day"
   • "Let's get down to work now"
   • "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"
   • "We began working at dawn"
   • "Who will start?"
2. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

   Synonyms

   put down, set down, write down

3. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

   Synonyms

   swallow

   Example

   • "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
4. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

   Synonyms

   cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit

   Examples

   • "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
   • "These news depressed her"
5. alight from (a horse)

   Synonyms

   dismount, get off, light, light, unhorse

6. move something or somebody to a lower position

   Synonyms

   bring down, let down, lower, lower, take down

   Example

   • "take down the vase from the shelf"
7. lower (one's body) as by kneeling

   Example

   • "Get down on your knees!"

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