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undergo

  • verb
  • un·der·go
  • /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/

To experience; to pass through a phase.

Example

“The project is undergoing great changes.”

Other meanings

  1. To suffer or endure; bear with.

    “The victim underwent great trauma.”

  2. To go or move under or beneath.

Related words

  • reundergo
  • undergoer

Word history

From Old English "undergān" (to undergo, undermine, ruin).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “undergo” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.