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un·der·go
(ŭn′dər-gō′)tr.v. un·der·went (-wĕnt′), un·der·gone (-gôn′, -gŏn′), un·der·go·ing, un·der·goes (-gōz′)
To experience or be subjected to: a person who underwent great difficulty; a house that is undergoing renovations.
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undergo
(ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ)vb, -goes, -going, -went or -gone
(tr) to experience, endure, or sustain: to undergo a dramatic change of feelings.
[Old English: earlier meanings were more closely linked with the senses of under and go]
ˈunderˌgoer n
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un•der•go
(ˌʌn dərˈgoʊ)v.t. -went, -gone, -go•ing.
1. to be subjected to; experience.
2. to endure or sustain; suffer.
[before 1000]
un′der•go`er, n.
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undergo
Past participle: undergone
Gerund: undergoing
| Imperative |
|---|
| undergo |
| undergo |
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| Verb | 1. | undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" experience, have, receive, get - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
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undergo
verb experience, go through, be subjected to, stand, suffer, bear, weather, sustain, endure, withstand, submit to New recruits have been undergoing training in recent weeks.
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undergo
verbTo participate in or partake of personally:
Archaic: prove.
Idiom: run up against.
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Translations
يَتَحَمَّلُيَخْضَعُ ل، يَجْتازيُعاني، يَتحَمَّل
podstoupitsnášet
gennemgåundergå
kokea
podvrći se
gangast undirverîa fyrir, ganga í gegnum
経験する
경험하다
būt pakļautam kādam procesampārciestpārdzīvot
prestati
genomgå
ประสบ อดทน อดกลั้น
trải qua
undergo
[ˈʌndəˈgəʊ] (underwent (pt) (undergone (pp))) [ˈʌndəˈgɒn] VT → sufrir, experimentar; [+ treatment] → recibir; [+ operation] → someterse ato undergo repairs → ser reparado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
undergo
[ˌʌndərˈgəʊ] [underwent] (pt) [undergone] (pp) vt [+ test, training, surgery, change, treatment] → subirto be undergoing change → être en train de changer
to be undergoing repairs → être en réparation
The car is undergoing repairs → La voiture est en réparation.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
undergo
[ˌʌndəˈgəʊ] (underwent (pt) (undergone (pp))) [ˌʌndəˈgɒn] vt → sottoporsi a, subireto undergo changes → essere sottoposto/a a modifiche
the car is undergoing repairs → la macchina è in riparazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
undergo
(andəˈgəu) – past tense ˌunderˈwent (-ˈwent) : past participle ˌunderˈgone (-ˈgon) – verb1. to experience or endure. They underwent terrible hardships.
2. to go through (a process). The car is undergoing tests/repairs; She has been undergoing medical treatment.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
undergo
→ يَتَحَمَّلُ podstoupit gennemgå durchmachen υποβάλλομαι σε padecer kokea subir podvrći se sottoporsi 経験する 경험하다 ondergaan gjennomgå przejść submeter-se испытывать genomgå ประสบ อดทน อดกลั้น geçmek trải qua 经历Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
undergo
vi. someterse a; sufrir, padecer, soportar;
to ___surgery → someterse a una operación.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
undergo
vt (pret -went; pp -gone) someterse a; I hope you don't have to undergo another surgery..Espero que no tenga que someterse a otra cirugía.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.