Undergo
verb
To experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant, painful, or arduous).
He had to undergo surgery for his injuries
Often appears as...
- undergo surgery
- undergo changes
verb
To go through a process of change or development.
The country has undergone significant political change in recent years
Often appears as...
- undergo transformation
- undergo development
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Academic
verb
To experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant, painful, or arduous).
He had to undergo surgery for his injuries
Often appears as...
- undergo surgery
- undergo changes
verb
To go through a process of change or development.
The country has undergone significant political change in recent years
Often appears as...
- undergo transformation
- undergo development
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Often Unpleasant
Usually suggests undergoing something difficult or not enjoyable, such as a procedure or treatment.
She had to undergo extensive training in harsh conditions.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Experience
Refers to a personal process or experience that impacts the individual.
The soldier underwent a period of intense rehabilitation after the injury.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Choice
Implies an obligation or necessity rather than a choice, often in medical or similar contexts.
Due to the disease, patients may have to undergo regular testing.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Unpleasant
Usually suggests undergoing something difficult or not enjoyable, such as a procedure or treatment.
She had to undergo extensive training in harsh conditions.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Experience
Refers to a personal process or experience that impacts the individual.
The soldier underwent a period of intense rehabilitation after the injury.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Choice
Implies an obligation or necessity rather than a choice, often in medical or similar contexts.
Due to the disease, patients may have to undergo regular testing.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Unpleasant
Usually suggests undergoing something difficult or not enjoyable, such as a procedure or treatment.
She had to undergo extensive training in harsh conditions.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Experience
Refers to a personal process or experience that impacts the individual.
The soldier underwent a period of intense rehabilitation after the injury.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Choice
Implies an obligation or necessity rather than a choice, often in medical or similar contexts.
Due to the disease, patients may have to undergo regular testing.
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dependent on where they lived and what they ate. So by analyzing these isotopes, we can draw direct inferences regarding the diet and location of historic people. Not only that, but during life, bones undergo a constant cycle of remodeling. So if someone moves from one place to another,
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How to stay calm when...
It's the number of people that need to take a drug or undergo a surgery or any medical procedure before one person is helped. And you're thinking, what kind of crazy statistic is that? The number should be one. My doctor wouldn't prescribe something to me if it's not going to help.
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The secret lives of baby...
undergoing drastic changes, and the journey of a lifetime before they find that reef to call home. The life cycle for most of these fish begins when their parents spew sperm and eggs into the water column. This can happen daily, seasonally, or yearly depending on the species,
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What is the universe...
to the formation of clumps of gas that eventually led to galaxies. If we accept this paradigm, it may also imply our universe represents one region in a greater cosmic reality that undergoes endless, eternal inflation. We know nothing of this speculative inflating reality,
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How does cancer spread...
allowing the malignant cells to undergo hematogenous spread. Once at a new site, the cells once again undergo proliferation, and form small tumors known as micrometastases. These small tumors then grow into full-fledged tumors, and complete the metastatic process.
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Questions No One Knows...
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Origins of the Universe...
the radiation era's last two stages, the protons and neutrons underwent a significant change. They fused and created nuclei. And in doing so, they created the first chemical element in the universe, helium.
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How many universes are...
Well, I guess we know one other This is a pretty cool time to be studying physics. We just might be undergoing the biggest paradigm shift in knowledge that humanity has ever seen.
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What can you learn from...
dependent on where they lived and what they ate. So by analyzing these isotopes, we can draw direct inferences regarding the diet and location of historic people. Not only that, but during life, bones undergo a constant cycle of remodeling. So if someone moves from one place to another,
Video examples
How to stay calm when...
It's the number of people that need to take a drug or undergo a surgery or any medical procedure before one person is helped. And you're thinking, what kind of crazy statistic is that? The number should be one. My doctor wouldn't prescribe something to me if it's not going to help.
Video examples
The secret lives of baby...
undergoing drastic changes, and the journey of a lifetime before they find that reef to call home. The life cycle for most of these fish begins when their parents spew sperm and eggs into the water column. This can happen daily, seasonally, or yearly depending on the species,
Video examples
What is the universe...
to the formation of clumps of gas that eventually led to galaxies. If we accept this paradigm, it may also imply our universe represents one region in a greater cosmic reality that undergoes endless, eternal inflation. We know nothing of this speculative inflating reality,
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How does cancer spread...
allowing the malignant cells to undergo hematogenous spread. Once at a new site, the cells once again undergo proliferation, and form small tumors known as micrometastases. These small tumors then grow into full-fledged tumors, and complete the metastatic process.
Video examples
Saving Water Voles From...
it is incredibly important that they have put on enough weight before they head out into the wild and the teamwork around the clock to ensure they are in tip-top condition and of course water bowls have undergone a mammoth decline across the uk what are the main
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Heal your brain with...
game designed to help hospital patients who are undergoing treatment for severe burns which is widely considered the single most painful medical procedure patients place no world by wearing a virtual reality headset and using a joystick to navigate the frozen
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Questions No One Knows...
All we know is the answer is somewhere between zero and infinity. Well, I guess we know one other thing. This is a pretty cool time to be studying physics. We just might be undergoing the biggest paradigm shift in knowledge that humanity has ever seen.
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
the radiation era's last two stages, the protons and neutrons underwent a significant change. They fused and created nuclei. And in doing so, they created the first chemical element in the universe, helium.
Video examples
How many universes are...
Well, I guess we know one other This is a pretty cool time to be studying physics. We just might be undergoing the biggest paradigm shift in knowledge that humanity has ever seen.
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American Psychologist
And I thought about the psychic numbing involved in strategic projections of using hydrogen bombs or nuclear weapons of any kind. And I also thought about ways in which all of us undergo what could be called the numbing of everyday life.
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The important thing is to make something. In reality, it's not important that a designer be known by name - you can remain anonymous. Even the status of a designer will undergo changes, I believe.
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We speculate as to what is in store for us. But we not only undergo events, we in part cause them or at least influence their course. We have not only to study them but to act.
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In life's journey, we all meet strange people and undergo many experiences that touch us and sometimes even change us.
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Thomas Paine
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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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Indian Actress
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Katherine Mansfield
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Everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change.
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Robert Jay Lifton
American Psychologist
And I thought about the psychic numbing involved in strategic projections of using hydrogen bombs or nuclear weapons of any kind. And I also thought about ways in which all of us undergo what could be called the numbing of everyday life.
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Francis Collins
American Scientist
I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life. It was too abstract, too far removed from human concerns.
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Issey Miyake
Japanese Designer
The important thing is to make something. In reality, it's not important that a designer be known by name - you can remain anonymous. Even the status of a designer will undergo changes, I believe.
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Emily Greene Balch
American Educator
We speculate as to what is in store for us. But we not only undergo events, we in part cause them or at least influence their course. We have not only to study them but to act.
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Jane Roberts
American Author
To make sense to us as physical creatures, any 'truth' must undergo transformations, be couched in certain terms or we couldn't understand it.
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Kumar Sanu
Indian Musician
There was a time when melody was the most important feature in any song. But with time, music underwent a major transition.
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Sudha Murty
Indian Educator
In life's journey, we all meet strange people and undergo many experiences that touch us and sometimes even change us.
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Thomas Paine
English Activist
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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Shamna Kasim
Indian Actress
I have not come this far in one shot, and I have undergone struggles. My life was built step by step.
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Katherine Mansfield
New Zealander Author
Everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change.
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