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undergo

[uhn-der-goh] / ˌʌn dərˈgoʊ /


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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A handgun was recovered at the apartment and will undergo forensic analysis alongside DNA and other evidence collected at the scene, Bland said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

However, even after he was prompted by the church two years into his employment, he still failed to undergo a check for a further five months.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Those women instead undergo a breast imaging procedure every six months and a physical exam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

People who get a positive stool or blood test should then undergo a colonoscopy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

I don’t want to pretend, to undergo goodbyes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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