underwent

CEFRB2

/ˌʌn.dəˈwɛnt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 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 context
  • My 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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Question 1 · Quick check

The elderly patient blank major surgery yesterday to remove the dangerous tumor.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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