Question 1 · Quick check
underwent
CEFRB2
/ˌʌn.dəˈwɛnt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
Past tense of undergo; experienced something difficult or necessary.
Examples
Tom underwent hypnotherapy to help him give up smoking.
I underwent major surgery last year.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 1
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextMy feelings underwent a change.
The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
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