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underwent


Meanings
  • Verb

    Experienced or undergone a process or undergone a change.

    - "The water underwent a chemical reaction."
    - "The company underwent significant changes in the last year."

Synonyms

go through , take , undercome , brook , put up with
Rhymes
Words rhyming with underwent
underrated , overrated , compartmentated
Variants
List of all variants of underwent that leads to same result
undergo , undergoes , undergoing , undergone , underwent
Etymology
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From Old English underganian, meaning 'to come under, to submit to'.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'underwent' contains the prefix 'under', which means 'under' or 'below', and the suffix 'went', which is the past tense of 'go'.

  2. The word 'underwent' is an irregular verb, meaning it does not follow the usual pattern of regular verbs for conjugation.


Related Concepts
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  1. Experience: Underwent is related to the concept of experience, as it implies undergoing a process or change.

  2. Transformation: Underwent is also related to the concept of transformation, as it implies undergoing a change or metamorphosis.


Culture
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Underwent has been used in various contexts in literature and art to depict transformation, change, and submission. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway undergoes a transformation throughout the story.

How to Memorize "underwent"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine the word 'underwent' as a process or transformation. Visualize a substance undergoing a chemical reaction or a person going through a change.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'underwent' with the idea of submission or undergoing a process. Think of the word 'submit' and how it relates to 'underwent'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Undergoes a change' to help remember the meaning of 'underwent'.


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