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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

That contingency plan would involve hiring replacement workers who would have to undergo the same detailed accreditation procedures demanded by FIFA, plus job training.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Rob said he flew back to Australia and was the first in the country to undergo robotic surgery in a single-port operation.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

If a stool or blood test comes back positive, the recommendations say those patients should then undergo a colonoscopy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

There are presumably adventures that she— that is that I—can’t undergo and still continue to be herself.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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