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undergo

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un·der·go  (ndr-g)
tr.v. un·der·went (-wnt), un·der·gone (-gôn, -gn), un·der·go·ing, un·der·goes (-gz)
1. To pass through; experience: a house that is undergoing renovations.
2. To endure; suffer: undergo great hardship.

undergo [ˌʌndəˈgəʊ]
vb -goes, -going, -went, -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]
undergoer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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
labor, labour - undergo the efforts of childbirth
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"
submit, take - accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
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"

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.
Translations
undergo [ˈʌndəˈgəʊ] (underwent (pt) (undergone (pp))) [ˈʌndəˈgɒn] VTsufrir, experimentar; [+ treatment] → recibir; [+ operation] → someterse a
to undergo repairsser reparado

undergo [ˌʌndərˈgəʊ] [underwent] (pt) [undergone] (pp) vt [+ test, training, surgery, change, treatment] → subir
to 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.

undergo [ˌʌndəˈgəʊ] (underwent (pt) (undergone (pp))) [ˌʌndəˈgɒn] vtsottoporsi a, subire
to undergo changes → essere sottoposto/a a modifiche
the car is undergoing repairs → la macchina è in riparazione
undergo [ˌʌndəˈgəʊ] (underwent (pt) (undergone (pp))) [ˌʌndəˈgɒn] vtsottoporsi a, subire
to undergo changes → essere sottoposto/a a modifiche
the car is undergoing repairs → la macchina è in riparazione

undergo
v undergo [andəˈgəu]
1 to experience or endure They underwent terrible hardships. ervaar, beleef يُعاني، يَتحَمَّل понасям snášet gennemgå durchmachen υφίσταμαι, περνώ sufrir, pasar (por) kogema دیدن kokea subir לַעֲבוֹר सहना, अनुभव करना proći, izdržati keresztülmegy verða fyrir, ganga í gegnum subire, sopportare 耐える …을 경험하다, 겪다 patirti pārciest; pārdzīvot mengalami ondergaan gjennomgå/-leve, lide przejść, doznawać sofrer a îndura, a suferi переносить znášať prestati pretrpeti få utstå ประสบ uğramak, çekmek, katlanmak 經歷,承受 зносити, переносити جھيلنا، برداشت کرنا chịu đựng, trải qua
2 to go through (a process) The car is undergoing tests/repairs; She has been undergoing medical treatment. ondergaan يَخْضَعُ ل، يَجْتاز претърпявам podstoupit undergå; gennemgå unterziehen υποβάλλομαι σε pasar (por); someter (a) läbi tegema دستخوش چیزی شدن läpikäydä subir לְהִתנַסוֹת בְּ- किसी प्रक्रिया से गुजरना podvrgnuti se átmegy gangast undir (sottoporsi a) 受ける ...을 거치다 būt pakļautam kādam procesam menjalani ondergaan gjennomgå przechodzić, być poddawanym ser submetido a a trece prin подвергаться podstúpiť prestati pretrpeti genomgå ผ่าน geçmek, görmek 通過(某流程) зазнавати سے گزرنا phải trải qua

undergo يَتحمل podstoupit gennemgå durchmachen υποβάλλομαι σε padecer kokea subir podnijeti sottoporsi 経験する 경험하다 ondergaan gjennomgå przejść submeter-se испытывать genomgå ประสบ อดทน อดกลั้น geçmek trải qua 经历


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Tacit obedience implies no force upon the will, and consequently may be easily, and without any pains, preserved; but when a wife, a child, a relation, or a friend, performs what we desire, with grumbling and reluctance, with expressions of dislike and dissatisfaction, the manifest difficulty which they undergo must greatly enhance the obligation.
My sense of honor fortifies me, and I undergo the pain of writing this letter.
Precisely, Ned: so that at 32 feet beneath the surface of the sea you would undergo a pressure of 97,500 lb.
 
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