undergo

Signification

1. To experience; to pass through a phase.
2. To suffer or endure; bear with.
3. (obsolete) To go or move under or beneath.

Coupé comme

un‧der‧go

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/

Étymologie

From Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), equivalent to under- + go. Cognate with Dutch ondergaan (“to undergo, perish, sink”), German untergehen (“to perish, sink, undergo”), Swedish undergå (“to undergo, go through”).