go under

verb

went under; gone under; going under; goes under

intransitive verb

1

: sink entry 1 sense 1a

The ship went under in the storm.

2

: to be overwhelmed, destroyed, or defeated : fail

The company went under during the recession.

Examples of go under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since it is often correlated, like a good defensive team winning and the total for the game going under, same game parlays are not paid out as high as non-same game parlays. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The reason why is that demand won't evaporate if a neocloud goes under. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

The original piece eventually went under the hammer at Christie’s in 2011, as part of the auction of Taylor’s extraordinary personal collection, fetching $74,500. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Those opposed to the legislation have raised concerns that small businesses that support Amazon deliveries would go under if the law were to take effect. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go under

• asunder
• blunder
• bunder
• funder
• plunder
• sunder
• thunder