Underwent

Underwent
Undergo Un`der*go", v. t. [imp. {Underwent}; p. p. {Undergone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Undergoing}.] [AS. underg[=a]n. See {Under}, and {Go}.] 1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion. [1913 Webster]

Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Claudio undergoes my challenge. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • Underwent — Un der*went , imp. of {Undergo}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • underwent — the past tense of undergo …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • underwent — [un΄dər went′] vt. pt. of UNDERGO …   English World dictionary

  • underwent — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)we̱nt[/t]] Underwent is the past tense of undergo …   English dictionary

  • underwent — /un deuhr went /, v. pt. of undergo. * * * …   Universalium

  • underwent — un|der|went [ˌʌndəˈwent US ər ] the past tense of ↑undergo …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • underwent — un·der go || ‚ʌndÉ™(r)gəʊ v. endure, experience, go through, suffer …   English contemporary dictionary

  • underwent — past of undergo …   English new terms dictionary

  • underwent — the past tense of undergo …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • underwent — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈwent] / US [ˌʌndərˈwent] undergo …   English dictionary

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