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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undergo

/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-go
IPA
/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To experience; to pass through a phase.

Transitive verb

verb

To suffer or endure; bear with.

Transitive verb

verb

To go or move under or beneath.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/
  • British English: /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

undergoes (present, singular) undergoing (participle, present) underwent (past) undergone (participle, past)

Derived Forms

reundergo undergoer

Frequently Paired Words

undergang

Synonyms

go through take undercome run see stand brook put up with abear abide aby accept

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce undergo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/.
What does undergo mean?
To experience; to pass through a phase.
Where does undergo come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce undergo

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