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- [uhn-der-went]
- /ˌʌn dərˈwɛnt/
- /ˌʌn.dəˈwent/
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- [uhn-der-went]
- /ˌʌn dərˈwɛnt/
Definitions of underwent word
- verb underwent simple past tense of undergo. 1
- verb with object underwent to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery. 1
- verb with object underwent to endure; sustain; suffer: to undergo sustained deprivation. 1
- noun underwent Underwent is the past tense of undergo. 0
- abbreviation UNDERWENT undergo 0
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Origin of underwent
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English undergon, Old English undergān. See under-, go1
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Parts of speech for Underwent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
underwent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
underwent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for underwent
verb underwent
- apperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of apperceive.
- encountered — Simple past tense and past participle of encounter.
- knew — simple past tense of know1 .
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