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go down with

B1 informal inseparable transitive

In simple words

To get sick with something, like a cold or flu.

Meanings

1 B1 idiomatic informal

common

To become ill with a specific illness.

"Half the office went down with food poisoning after the work lunch."

Grammar: inseparable

2 B2 neutral

rare

(Historical/nautical) to sink along with a ship that is going down.

"The captain refused to abandon ship and went down with the vessel."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Primarily British English. Commonly used with illnesses such as flu, a cold, food poisoning, or other common ailments. The American English equivalent is more commonly 'come down with'.

Commonly used with

flu cold food poisoning virus fever stomach bug

Forms

Base

go down with

I/you/we/they

3rd person

goes down with

he/she/it

Past simple

went down with

yesterday

Past participle

gone down with

have + pp

-ing form

going down with

continuous

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Synonyms

come down with catch contract develop fall ill with pick up

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