undergo
verb
un·der·go
ˌən-dər-ˈgō 
underwent
ˌən-dər-ˈwent
; undergone
ˌən-dər-ˈgȯn
; undergone
ˌən-dər-ˈgȯn
also -ˈgän
; undergoing
ˌən-dər-ˈgō-iŋ
-ˈgȯ(-)iŋ
; undergoes
ˌən-dər-ˈgōz
1
: to submit to : endure
2
: to go through : experience
undergo a transformation
3
obsolete
: undertake
4
obsolete
: to partake of
Examples of undergo in a Sentence
She will have to undergo an operation.
some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college
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Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
Green had been recovering from undergoing surgery in June to stabilize his left shoulder.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
Adrian van Hooydonk, senior vice president of BMW Group design, explained that the design work can take years to marinate and a final design only comes to fruition when the time is right, undergoing variations along the way and being refined depending on company product goals.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Hutchinson underwent multiple surgeries after breaking both legs and multiple bones in his face from the crash.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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undergo
verb
un·der·go
ˌən-dər-ˈgō
1
: endure sense 2
undergo an operation
2
: to pass through : experience
undergoing a change
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