"be down with" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-be down with.wav [US] Forms: is down with [present, singular, third-person], being down with [participle, present], was down with [past], been down with [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,,was,been> down with}} be 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)
  1. (idiomatic, slang or African-American Vernacular) To be alright, okay, or in agreement with; approve of; stand for; to accept as good, right, or preferred. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: be with (english: by ellipsis)

Inflected forms

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