go under

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go under

verb goes under · going under · went under · gone under

To descend into a body of water; to founder. The boat was too heavy and went under.
idiomatic To collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt. In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.
idiomatic To die. If we don't get him to a doctor, he'll go under for sure.
idiomatic To be named; to call oneself. He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous.
To enter a trance, state of hypnosis, etc. "But I went under nicely and I am glad there were some fine materializations."
Australia, slang To be imprisoned.

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verb to descend into a body of water

Español	hundirse, irse a pique
Deutsch	untergehen

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@misc{go_under_2026,
  title = {go under},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20under},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}