What does go under mean?

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go un·der

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sink, settle, go down, go underverb

    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

  2. set, go down, go underverb

    disappear beyond the horizon

    "the sun sets early these days"

  3. go by, go underverb

    be called; go by a certain name

    "She goes by her maiden name again"

Wiktionary

  1. go underverb

    to descend into a body of water

  2. go underverb

    to be named, to call oneself

  3. go underverb

    to go bankrupt, to collapse

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  1. go under

    The term "go under" generally refers to failure or collapse, often used in the context of a business or organization. It signifies bankruptcy or insolvency, when a company is no longer able to keep operating due to financial problems. Additionally, in the context of surgery, "go under" means to be put into a state of unconsciousness through anesthesia. Furthermore, it can also be used to refer to submerging or sinking in a body of water.

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Anagrams for go under »

  1. grounde

  2. guerdon

  3. undergo

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go under in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go under in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of go under in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Vershbow:

    The Russians under Putin like to be unpredictable. They don't seem to care one bit about stability if it gets in the way of trying to dominate their neighbors.

  2. Bernie Sanders:

    In America, workers have the constitutional right to organize unions and engage in collective bargaining for higher wages and better working conditions, unfortunately Starbucks, under Mr. Schultz’s leadership, has done everything possible to prevent that from happening.

  3. Johann Klages:

    To get a better idea of what the climate was like in this warmest phase of the Cretaceous, we first assessed the climatic conditions under which the plants' modern descendants live.

  4. David Bennett:

    You're looking at something that, by a freak of nature, has been brought up by a volcano. It's just so extraordinary that this diamond would have stayed forever, miles under the earth's surface...It's like the most secret part of the earth has just been shown to us.

  5. Kara Brooks:

    Karen Pence has returned to the school where Karen Pence previously taught for 12 years. It's absurd that Karen Pence decision to teach art to children at a Christian school, and the school's religious beliefs, are under attack.


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