What does undergo mean?
Definitions for undergo
ˌʌn dərˈgoʊun·der·go
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word undergo.
Princeton's WordNet
undergoverb
pass through
"The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"
Wiktionary
undergoverb
To go or move under or beneath.
undergoverb
To experience; to pass through a phase.
The project is undergoing great changes.
undergoverb
To suffer or endure; bear with.
Etymology: From undergon, from undergan, equivalent to. Cognate with ondergaan, untergehen, undergå.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Undergoverb
Etymology: under and go.
With mind averse, he rather underwent
His people’s will, than gave his own consent. Dryden.I have mov’d certain Romans,
To undergo with me, an enterprize
Of honourable, dang’rous consequence. William Shakespeare.Such they were, who might presume t’ have done
Much for the king, and honour of the state,
Having the chiefest actions undergone. Samuel Daniel, Civil War.Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace;
As infinite as man may undergo;
Shall, in the general censure, take corruption
From that particular fault. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.It rais’d in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue. William Shakespeare, Tempest.I carried on my enquiriess to try whether this rising world, when finish’d, would continue always the same; or what changes it would successively undergo, by the continued action of the same causes. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.
Bread put into the stomach of a dying man, will undergo the alteration that is merely the effect of heat. Arbuthnot.
Claudio undergoes my challenge, and either I must shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a coward. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
undergo
Operation Undergo was an attack by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on the German garrison and fortifications of the French port of Calais, during September 1944. A subsidiary operation was executed to capture German long-range, heavy artillery at Cap Gris Nez, which threatened the sea approaches to Boulogne. The operation was part of the Clearing the Channel Coast undertaken by the First Canadian Army, following the victory of Operation Overlord and the break-out from Normandy. The assault on Calais used the tactics of Operation Wellhit at Boulogne, sealing the town, bombardments from land, sea and air, followed by infantry assaults supported by armour, including flame-throwing tanks and creeping barrages. The city had been declared a fortress (Festung) but when pressed, its second-rate garrison needed little persuasion to surrender. This reluctance to fight to the end was repeated at Cap Gris Nez. The 7th and 8th Canadian Infantry Brigades started the main attack from south-west of Calais and cleared the outer defences on the southern and western sides of the port. The 8th Canadian Brigade was then transferred to the eastern side and the inner defensive lines were attacked from both sides. The Germans called for a truce which, after some misunderstanding, led to an unconditional surrender of the garrison. The 9th Brigade took the heavy batteries on Cap Gris Nez at the same time.
ChatGPT
undergo
Undergo generally means to experience or endure a certain situation, process, or change. It can refer to actively participating in an action or passively being subject to a condition or circumstance.
Webster Dictionary
Undergoverb
to go or move below or under
Undergoverb
to be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion
Undergoverb
to be the bearer of; to possess
Undergoverb
to undertake; to engage in; to hazard
Undergoverb
to be subject or amenable to; to underlie
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Undergo
un-dėr-gō′, v.t. to go under or be subjected to: to endure or suffer: to pass through: to sustain without sinking: to partake of.—adj. Undergō′ing, suffering.
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'undergo' in Verbs Frequency: #636
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Anagrams for undergo »
go under
grounde
guerdon
ungored
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of undergo in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of undergo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of undergo in a Sentence
General Leszek Suski( Polish fire brigades chief commander) has issued a decision that from tomorrow all escape rooms, game centers and clubs will undergo fire safety inspections with special attention paid to evacuation plans, escape routes in these type of locations, there should be a moderator in each location able to unlock the rooms and let people out. We will check this and it will be strictly controlled.
In general, the best guidelines are to make them safe and yourself safe, and to minimize restraint as they undergo getting medical help.
The people who would be most likely to benefit are people who have not been screened before, people who are healthy enough to undergo treatment for colorectal cancer and people who don't have other conditions that would limit their life expectancy substantially.
The doctor said that he has to undergo a prostate operation but they are not allowing it, they are deliberately not protecting his health .. If they continue treating him like this, it will lead to the same result as Mursi.
The intent of the paper is certainly not to say don’t treat breast cancer, we want patients to undergo the best treatments available. But we also want patients and their doctors to be aware.
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- podstoupitCzech
- durchmachenGerman
- υφίσταμαιGreek
- soportar, experimentar, sufrirSpanish
- subir, apprendre par l’expérienceFrench
- गुज़रनाHindi
- sibiHaitian Creole
- elvisel, megtapasztalHungarian
- soffrire, sottoporsiItalian
- განცდა, გადატანაGeorgian
- subeoLatin
- ngahiMāori
- gjennomgåNorwegian
- ondergaanDutch
- gjennomgåNorwegian Nynorsk
- sofrer, passar por, experienciarPortuguese
- подвергаться, переносить, испытывать, проходитьRussian
- genomgå, undergåSwedish
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