Dictionary

undergo en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/ (General-American)
• /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To experience; to pass through a phase.
   • The women underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures changes in blood flow that happen with brain activity, while being shown images of their grandchild, another child they didn’t know, an adult they didn’t know, and the same-sex parent of their grandchild. 2021 November 19, Madeline Holcombe, “Is your mom warmer with her grandkids than with you? A new study says blame biology”, in CNN:
   • The project is undergoing great changes.
   • Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016, pages 47–48:
2. (transitive) To suffer or endure; bear with.
   • The victim underwent great trauma.
   • She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To go or move under or beneath.

Forms

Deriveds

undergoer · reundergo

Relateds

undergang

Synonyms

pocket · live with · suffer · forbear · tolerate · allow · swallow · run · abide · go along with · abear · endure · brook · stand · brook · pouch · pass · take · stand · take · put up with · see · accept · thole · undergo · take sitting down · bide · dree · bear · aby · undercome · go through · stomach · put up with · stick · undergang

Translations (70)

it soffrire (to suffer or endure) · nl ondergaan (to suffer or endure) · fr subir (to experience) · la subeō (to experience) · bg понасям (to suffer or endure) · fr subir (to suffer or endure) · cmn 遭受 (to suffer or endure) · sv gå igenom (to suffer or endure) · pl przechodzić (to experience) · la patior (to suffer or endure) · la patior (to experience) · pl przechodzić (to suffer or endure) · cmn 接受 (to suffer or endure) · grc πάσχω (to suffer or endure) · pt sofrer (to suffer or endure) · cmn 忍受 (to suffer or endure) · es ser sometido a (to experience) · nb gjennomgå (to experience) · de durchmachen (to experience) · pl przejść (to suffer or endure) · ht sibi (to suffer or endure) · da gennomgå (to experience) · pt experienciar (to experience) · mn үзэх (to suffer or endure) · gl sufrir (to suffer or endure) · pl doświadczać (to experience) · ru испы́тывать (to suffer or endure) · pt passar por (to experience) · pl przejść (to experience) · sv undergå (to suffer or endure) · ca patir (to experience) · grc πάσχω (to experience) · cmn 承受 (to suffer or endure) · nn gjennomgå (to experience) · hu elvisel (to suffer or endure) · ru подверга́ться (to experience) · az məruz qalmaq (to suffer or endure) · nb gjennomgå (to suffer or endure) · cs podstoupit (to suffer or endure) · cmn 進行 /进行 (to experience) · pl doświadczyć (to experience) · da gennomgå (to suffer or endure) · ka გადატანა (to experience) · es padecer (to suffer or endure) · bg изпитвам (to experience) · cmn 經歷 /经历 (to experience) · mi ngahi (to suffer or endure) · nn gjennomgå (to suffer or endure) · gl experimentar (to experience) · it sottoporsi (to suffer or endure) · nds-de ündergahn (to suffer or endure) · bg претърпявам (to experience) · ru переноси́ть (to suffer or endure) · nds-de ünnergahn (to suffer or endure) · hu megtapasztal (to experience) · ca experimentar (to experience) · fi läpikäydä (to experience) · io subisar (to suffer or endure) · cmn 接受 (to experience) · cmn 經受 /经受 (to suffer or endure) · sv genomgå (to experience) · ca suportar (to suffer or endure) · sv genomgå (to suffer or endure) · la subeo (to suffer or endure) · ang drēogan (to suffer or endure) · es soportar (to suffer or endure) · ka განცდა (to experience) · ru проходи́ть (to experience) · es someterse a (to experience) · nl ondergaan (to experience)