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. Lakeisha Holloway:

    Boy, have I come a long ways, i was a scared little girl who knew that there was more to life outside of crime, drug addiction, lower income, alcoholism, being under educated -- all of which I grew up being familiar with.

  2. Dr. Laura Schlessinger:

    We can be negative and cynical or we can be charged and hot wired to find a way through it, over it, around it under it.

  3. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

    So I think the serious negotiations are now getting under way and over the next week or so I hope we will start to see some real progress.

  4. Josh Hawley:

    Under your tenure, you have transformed the Department of Homeland Security into an engine to suppress the freedom of speech.

  5. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

    The sad reality is that we have a solution that adequately protects adolescents over sixteen years old. We have the Pfizer vaccine approved for that age group. So, we really shouldn't be seeing high case rates in that age group if we're successful with vaccinating late teens who are eligible, i am more worried about what we'll see in the next three weeks if trending follows to younger ages under 16. Without a vaccine solution yet for younger children, we're going to see more of what we're starting to hear now -- schools having to make decisions about pausing in-person learning for a week or so.


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