undergo
Usage
What is another way to say undergo?
Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation. Experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment.
Example Sentences
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Lacroix is expected to undergo a medical in the next 24 hours before signing a long-term contract, understood to run until 2032.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The dogs will undergo health evaluations, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
OL slowed the growth of the abnormal fibroblasts, encouraged them to undergo apoptosis, and reduced their release of inflammatory cytokines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Before joining the platforms, workers undergo background checks, including police verification.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
At the same time his whole personality seemed to undergo a change.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
In a conversation with host Brian Freeman, the 44-year-old Grammy-nominated artist said she was diagnosed earlier this year and is “grateful to God” for her health as she undergoes treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Surgeons say that aortic dissections are sometimes identified by accident when a patient undergoes a CT scan or X-ray for routine reasons or other conditions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Bone is a dynamic tissue that undergoes continuous renewal through a process called bone remodeling.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
Their story comes as Lotto undergoes its biggest overhaul since its launch, with operator Allwyn saying changes to the game are expected to more than double the number of millionaires created each year.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
If the conditions change, different types of individuals may now survive or reproduce better and become “naturally selected,” with the result that the population undergoes evolutionary change.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Tilly Phillips, now 16, was 15 when she underwent the conscious craniotomy procedure at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It also underwent a store refresh program, changing products and is clustering locations to boost profit and customer traffic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The papyrus underwent detailed study during a second research campaign held in January and February 2026.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Last week, Johnson announced that Tolo has endometriosis, after she underwent several experimental noninvasive tests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Even the senses underwent a change so profound it filled me with distress.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Since then, she’s undergone a battery of tests and even received a live-saving blood transfusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Such substances have not undergone the kind of large-scale trials the FDA would normally require to establish safety and efficacy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
A fundraising page has raised £105,000 for the boy and his family after the three-year-old was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where he has undergone seven surgeries.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Her timing was fortuitous: The men’s Bumps race had just undergone a rebranding to the “open division.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
His face had undergone only tiny changes that had nevertheless worked a complete transformation.
From "1984" by George Orwell
"In a sector undergoing an absolute and profound transformation, foreign manufacturers know that betting on the added-value supply chain in our country, in Europe, is fundamental and a priority for the Spanish government," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
They are also urging better government support for survivors undergoing treatment, as well as compensation for them and victims' families - which was recommended in the investigative committee report but yet to be implemented.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We didn’t check a box. We made a mistake,” she said, adding that the nonprofit is undergoing an audit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Connecticut State Police have identified two of the bodies as the home’s previous co-owner and her son, while the third is still undergoing DNA testing to determine identity, reports Kate King.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In it he had described how happy he was to finally be leaving the hospital after undergoing his third and, hopefully, final surgery, but he also mentioned how it pained him to go back home.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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