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- [goh uhn-der]
- /goʊ ˈʌn dər/
- /ɡəʊ ˈʌndə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh uhn-der]
- /goʊ ˈʌn dər/
Definitions of go under words
- verb without object go under to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go under to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go under to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go under to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go under to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
- verb without object go under to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
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Origin of go under
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
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Parts of speech for Go under
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go under popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
go under usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go under
verb go under
- drown — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- default — If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
- die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
Antonyms for go under
verb go under
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
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