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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
Verb
[-going, -went, -gone] to experience, endure, or sustain: he underwent a three-hour operation [Old English undergān]
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
Translations

undergo [ʌndəˈgəu] vt (irreg like go) → sufrir [+ treatment]; recibir, someterse a;
the car is undergoing repairs → están reparando el coche
undergo [ʌndəˈgəu] under vt irreg like go) → subir [+ treatment]; suivre;
the car is undergoing repairs → la voiture est en réparation
undergo [ʌndəˈgəu] under... irreg like go) vt [+ change] → durchmachen [+ test, operation]; sich unterziehen;
the car is undergoing repairs under... → das Auto wird gerade repariert
undergo [ʌndəˈgəu] vt (irreg) → subire [+ treatment]; sottoporsi a;
the car is undergoing repairs → la macchina è in riparazione

undergo
v undergo [andəˈgəu]
1 to experience or endure They underwent terrible hardships.ervaar, beleefيُعاني، يَتحَمَّلпонасямsnášetgennemgådurchmachenυφίσταμαι, περνώsufrir, pasar (por)kogemaدیدنkokeasubirלַעֲבוֹרसहना, अनुभव करनाproći, izdržatikeresztülmegyverða fyrir, ganga í gegnumsubire, sopportare耐えるpatirtipārciest; pārdzīvotmengalamiondergaangjennomgå/-leve, lideprzejść, doznawaćsofrera îndura, a suferiпереноситьznášaťprestatipretrpetifå utståประสบuğramak, çekmek, katlanmak經歷зносити, переноситиجھيلنا، برداشت کرناchịu đựng, trải qua
2 to go through (a process) The car is undergoing tests/repairs; She has been undergoing medical treatment.ondergaanيَخْضَعُ ل، يَجْتازпретърпявамpodstoupitundergå; gennemgåunterziehenυποβάλλομαι σεpasar (por); someter (a)läbi tegemaدستخوش چیزی شدنläpikäydäsubirלְהִתנַסוֹת בְּ-किसी प्रक्रिया से गुजरनाpodvrgnuti seátmegygangast undir(sottoporsi a)受けるbūt pakļautam kādam procesammenjalaniondergaangjennomgåprzechodzić, być poddawanymser submetido aa trece prinподвергатьсяpodstúpiťprestatipretrpetigenomgåผ่านgeçmek, görmek經受зазнаватиسے گزرناphải trải qua

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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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