undergo

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undergo

/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/ US
/ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

From Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), equivalent to under- + go. Cognate with Dutch ondergaan (“to undergo, perish, sink”), German untergehen (“to perish, sink, undergo”), Swedish undergå (“to undergo, go through”).

verb undergoes · undergoing · underwent · undergone

transitive To experience; to pass through a phase. The project is undergoing great changes.
Similar: go through, take, undercome, run, see, stand
transitive To suffer or endure; bear with. The victim underwent great trauma.
Similar: brook, put up with, abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear, bide, dree, endure, forbear
obsolete, transitive To go or move under or beneath.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: take, go through, get, submit, receive, have, experience, pass, undertake, move, encounter, stand, proceed, follow, pursue, perform

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verb to experience

Español	someterse a, ser sometido a
中文	經歷 /经历 jīnglì, 接受 jiēshòu, 進行 /进行 jìnxíng
Português	passar por, experienciar
Français	subir
Deutsch	durchmachen
Русский	проходи́ть proxodítʹ, подверга́ться podvergátʹsja

verb to suffer or endure

Español	soportar, padecer
中文	承受 chénshòu, 忍受 rěnshòu, 經受 /经受 jīngshòu, 遭受 zāoshòu, 接受 jiēshòu
Português	sofrer
Français	subir
Italiano	soffrire, sottoporsi
Русский	испы́тывать ispýtyvatʹ, переноси́ть perenosítʹ

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@misc{undergo_2026,
  title = {undergo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undergo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}