undergoverb [ T ]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈɡəʊ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡoʊ/present participle undergoing, past tense underwent, past participle undergoneC1 to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change:
She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
Playing board games is undergoing a revival in popularity.
More examples
- He seems to have undergone a change in attitude recently, and has become much more co-operative.
- After the accident, he underwent reconstructive surgery to rebuild his face.
- I had to undergo a medical examination when I started my pension scheme.
- Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.
- The company is undergoing a radical reorganization.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experiencing and suffering
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a martyr to sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be devoured by sth idiom
- get the short end of the stick idiom
- get/have your fingers burned idiom
- go through sth
- grip
- hands-on
- hold
- ride
- run into sth
- sample
- seat
- sense
- underwent
- ups and downs
- writhe
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