undergo
To experience; to pass through a phaseTo experience; to pass through a phase.
» I underwent major surgery last year.
В прошлом году мне сделали сложную операцию.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To experience; to pass through a phase.
The project is undergoing great changes.
durchmachen
проходи́тьproxodítʹ, подверга́тьсяpodvergátʹsja
go through
(transitive)To suffer or endure; bear with.
The victim underwent great trauma.
She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.
испы́тыватьispýtyvatʹ, переноси́тьperenosítʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To go or move under or beneath.
Examples
158 sentencesI underwent major surgery last year.
ruВ прошлом году мне сделали сложную операцию. — shanghainese
My father is to undergo surgery.
My father is going to undergo an operation.
The surgeon persuaded me to undergo an organ transplant operation.
deDer Chirurg überredete mich zu einer Organtransplantation. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Japan has undergone a drastic change as a result of industrialization.
deJapan hat infolge der Industrialisierung einen drastischen Wandel durchlaufen. — a_coder
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), eFrom Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), equivalent to under- + go. Cognate with Dutch ondergaan (“to undergo, perish, sink”), German untergehen (“to perish, sink, undergo”), Swedish undergå (“to undergo, go through”).
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Forms
undergoes, undergoing, underwent, undergoneSynonyms
32 synonymsWord family
3 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