undergo
undergo
Definition
under·go (un′dər gō′)
transitive verb -·went′, -·gone′, -·go′·ing
- to experience; endure; go through
- Obsolete to undertake
undergo
Synonyms
undergo
v.
Antonyms
undergo
Usage Examples
Object
- surgery: I would like to email with others who's young children have undergone surgery more than once.
- refurbishment: The library building is undergoing a long overdue refurbishment.
- transformation: In between these two landmark years German society underwent a radical transformation.
- renovation: However, since being purchased by a community of Buddhists, the building has been secured and is now undergoing renovation.
- resection: The second patient had undergone an emergency resection of a bulky tumor leaking into the left chest following endoscopic dilatation.
- restoration: Was it bought up from a medieval church undergoing restoration in the late 19th century?
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- due: Finally, the mountains and highlands of Madagascar have undergone hardly any economic development due to the isolated position of the island.
Adjective complement
- more: Some underwent more than one cycle of IVF treatment.
- fundamental: Indeed, one might characterize social processes by their ability to periodically undergo fundamental ( i.e. structural ) change.
Modifying Another Word
- currently: The law is currently undergoing revision to close a rather strange loophole.
- recently: Studying Music at St Hilda's The BA syllabus has recently undergone considerable change.
- since: The Waveney House Hotel closed in 2001 and has since undergone extensive external and internal refurbishment.
- subsequently: The man, who had suffered a heart attack and had stopped breathing, subsequently underwent major heart surgery and made a full recovery.
- voluntarily: These companies voluntarily undergo independent audits to verify the continuing quality and fitness for purpose of their products.
- constantly: This font is constantly undergoing expansion, so call back frequently for updates.
Used with why or when
- when: You could look at how these are contrasted and what transformations the characters undergo when they change place.
Present participle complement
- continue: We have two veterinary nurse training centers, and insist that all veterinary surgeons undergo continuing education courses every year.
- edit: My manuscript of the Goebbels biography was at that time complete, and undergoing editing by myself.
- retrain: Two thirds of previous earnings should be the rule and full national average earnings for those undergoing retraining for a new job.
- fly: Whilst at Cambridge, he was a member of the Cambridge University Air Squadron, undergoing flying training.
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