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undergang en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

Meanings

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare) A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
undergangs	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

overgang

undergang en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

Meanings

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare) To undergo; pass through; endure.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underganged	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underganged	Tense=Past		lexicographic
underganging	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
undergangs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

underganging