go underground
To escape into a burrow, hole, etcTo escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
» Let's go by underground.
Nehmen wir die U-Bahn!
Поехали на метро.
Поїхали на метро.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, especially, intransitive)To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
(Canada, US, broadly, figuratively)To withdraw from public view or to seclude oneself, particularly to avoid detection or scrutiny by the authorities, members of the media, or other interested parties.
Examples
11 sentencesLet's go by underground.
Поїхали на метро. — deniko
ruПоехали на метро. — soniamiku
deNehmen wir die U-Bahn! — Yorwba
They went underground for a while.
Then I went down the underground.
deUnd dann ging ich runter in die U-Bahn. — Zaghawa
They went by underground.
ruОни поехали на метро. — marafon
deSie nahmen die U-Bahn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'll go by underground.
ruЯ поеду на метро. — nina99nv
deIch werde mit der U-Bahn fahren. — mhr
Forms
goes underground, going underground, went underground, gone underground| Base form | go underground · to go underground |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes underground |
| Present participle | going underground |
| Past simple | went underground |
| Past participle | gone underground |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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