"undergo" meaning in English

See undergo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/ [US], /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undergo.wav [UK] Forms: undergo [canonical], undergoes [third-person, singular], underwent [past], undergone [past, participle], undergoing [present, participle]
Etymology: under- + go Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|under|go}} under- + go Head templates: {{verb2|undergo|undergoes|underwent|undergone|undergoing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you undergo something, it happens to you; often it is not nice.
    Sense id: simple-undergo-en-verb-8R8G~n41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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