undergoes

verb

present tense third-person singular of undergo
as in has
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college

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Recent Examples of undergoes Months later, the patient is involved in a car accident and undergoes another CT scan. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Then, once the cell is exposed to sunlight, the additive undergoes a molecular transformation that enables it to bind tightly to the perovskite’s grain boundaries. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 The chronos symbol atop Helios undergoes several lighting effects not seen during daylight hours. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026 The uranium used in nuclear fuel undergoes an enrichment process to increase the levels of the more radioactive U-235 form. — Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2026 The trailer teases Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular creature, who undergoes an intense transformation that leaves the townspeople terrified. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 June 2026 How Heat Actually Works In The Body During a sauna session, heart rate climbs to 100 to 150 beats per minute and the cardiovascular system undergoes thermoregulatory conditioning that resembles moderate aerobic exercise without the mechanical load. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026 Sourdough undergoes natural fermentation rather than relying on additives found in baker's yeast. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 June 2026 Branse also emphasized that while the public doesn’t get a voice about the settlement proposal, residents will get to speak about the project itself when Costco undergoes a hearing for its special permit request. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergoes
  1. has
  2. experiences
  3. endures
  4. sees
  5. suffers
  6. feels
  7. knows
Verb
  • The colony also has a population of New Zealand fur seals that laze around the rocks frequented by flocks of seabirds.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • This fight has all the makings of a Fight of the Year candidate.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of has
Verb
  • Veteran Flacco experiences a tumultuous journey, benched in Cleveland before a surprising trade to Cincinnati for a temporary starting role.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Advertisement In a large longitudinal study published in the European Heart Journal, people with higher blood levels of troponin I, a protein released when the heart experiences damage, were more likely to develop dementia later on.
    — Kathleen Felton, Time, 21 July 2026
Definition of experiences
Verb
  • What endures isn’t a single chair, light fixture, or work of art.
    — Oset Babür-Winter, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026
  • At a period when Americans seem to agree on increasingly less, their trust in TIME endures.
    — Sam Jacobs, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of endures
Verb
  • But after several injuries to the squad this summer, manager Luis de la Fuente has reverted to Spain’s trusty trademark, which sees it as the narrow favorite for the title.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Spain sees it as a coronating moment for a group aiming for the nation’s second title (2010).
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Patience and creative problem-solving decline, and communication suffers.
    — Jennifer Lee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Everyone—blue-collar moms, college students, CEOs—suffers from the distractions of carrying around the pinging, blinking pocket-size casinos that our phones have become.
    — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of suffers
Verb
  • There’s a special moment when Katsushi Horikawa feels closer to the gods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • What does that do for you, to play somebody who feels a little bit closer to you?
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026
Definition of feels
Verb
  • Another gripe for many is the American accents uniformly applied to these characters from Greek mythology when everyone knows that all the glorious empires of Hollywood speak exclusively in British accents.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • No one knows all the factors behind the population’s recent boom, although researchers point to recent extreme weather events and climate change, perhaps compounded with a rise in shipping traffic over recent decades.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of knows

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