go under
To descend into a body of waterTo descend into a body of water; to founder.
» The company was in the red and went under.
Die Firma war in den roten Zahlen und ging unter.
Meaning
6 sensesTo descend into a body of water; to founder.
The boat was too heavy and went under.
untergehen
(idiomatic)To collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.
In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.
(idiomatic)To die.
If we don't get him to a doctor, he'll go under for sure.
(idiomatic)To be named; to call oneself.
He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous.
To enter a trance, state of hypnosis, etc.
(Australia, slang)To be imprisoned.
- be called; go by a certain name
- disappear beyond the horizon
- go under
Examples
46 sentencesThe company was in the red and went under.
deDie Firma war in den roten Zahlen und ging unter.
The firm went under due to lack of capital.
deDie Firma ging wegen Geldmangel pleite.
A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.
deIn letzter Zeit gehen viele Firmen aufgrund der Geldknappheit der Banken in Konkurs.
I won't go under any circumstances.
ruЯ не пойду ни при каких обстоятельствах.
deIch gehe unter keinen Umständen.
I wouldn't go under any circumstances.
ruЯ бы не пошёл ни при каких обстоятельствах.
deIch ginge unter keinen Umständen.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
goes under, going under, went under, gone under| Base form | go under · to go under |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes under |
| Present participle | going under |
| Past simple | went under |
| Past participle | gone under |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- go upпіднятися, підніматисяTo move upwards.
- go offслужити, обслуговуватиTo explode.
- go outвийти, виходитиTo leave, especially a building.
- go onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo continue in extent.
- go downспуститися, спускатисяTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- go backповертатисяTo return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
- go overперевірити, перевірятиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, over.
- go awayвід'їхати, від'їжджатиTo depart or leave a place.
More 8
- go afterстежити, слідкуватиTo pursue in attempt to catch another.
- go forсподіватися, надіятисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
- go throughзрозуміти, розумітиTo travel from one end of something to the other.
- go aboutнаблизитися, наближатисяTo busy oneself with.
- go withу /в мене, матиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, with.
- go byвикористовувати, використатиTo pass or go past without much interaction.
- go aheadTo proceed with; to begin.
- go roundTo physically swirl or rotate.
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle