undergo
verb OPAL W
/ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/
/ˌʌndərˈɡəʊ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they undergo | /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ /ˌʌndərˈɡəʊ/ |
| he / she / it undergoes | /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊz/ /ˌʌndərˈɡəʊz/ |
| past simple underwent | /ˌʌndəˈwent/ /ˌʌndərˈwent/ |
| past participle undergone | /ˌʌndəˈɡɒn/ /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/ |
| -ing form undergoing | /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈɡəʊɪŋ/ |
- undergo something to experience something, especially a change or something unpleasant
- to undergo tests/trials/repairs
- My mother underwent major surgery last year.
- Some children undergo a complete transformation when they become teenagers.
- The drug is currently undergoing trials in America.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUndergo is used with these nouns as the subject:- patient
- alteration
- autopsy
- bypass
- …
Word OriginOld English undergān ‘undermine’ (see under-, go).