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Definition of going under - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
boatssinking below a surface or water
- The ship is going under after hitting the iceberg.
2.
financein a state of financial collapse
- The company is going under due to poor management.
3.
stressbeing overwhelmed by circumstances
- She felt like she was going under with all the stress.
Terms with going under included in their meaning
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transportation
road or path going under a railway or road
Examples of going under in a sentence
We watched the raft going under in the rough current. Many small businesses are going under this year. The restaurant is going under after the pandemic. With deadlines looming, he was going under quickly. The pressure of exams had him going under.
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- French:en train de couler, en faillite, ...
- German:sinkend, bankrott, ...
- Italian:in affondamento, in bancarotta, ...
- Spanish:hundido, en quiebra, ...
- Portuguese:a afundar, falindo, ...
- Chinese:正在下沉的, 濒临破产, ...
- Japanese:沈みつつある, 倒産寸前, ...
- Arabic:غارِق, مُفْلِس, ...
- Hebrew:שׁוֹקֵעַ, קוֹרֵס, ...
- Russian:тонущий, банкротящийся, ...
- Ukrainian:такий, що тоне, банкрутуючий, ...
- Hindi:डूबता हुआ, दिवालिया, ...
Definition of go under - Reverso English Dictionary
Phrasal verb
1.
submersionsink below the surface of water
- The ship began to go under rapidly after the collision..
2.
bankruptcyUS fail financiallyUS
- Many small businesses go under within the first year..
3.
astronomydisappear beyond the horizon
- We watched the sun go under at sunset.
4.
namebe named or called by a certain name
- He used to go under the name 'John Doe'.
5.
psychologyenter a trance or state of hypnosis
- She seemed to go under during the hypnosis session.
Expressions with go under
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have a surgical operation
She had to go under the knife for her knee injury.
be sold at an auction
The painting will go under the hammer next week.
be known by a different name publicly
He goes under the name John Smith in public.
Examples of go under in a sentence
Watch out, or you'll go under in the deep end. The company might go under due to poor sales. Without proper funding, the startup will go under. The moon will go under soon, leaving us in darkness. Stars begin to go under as dawn approaches. The singer goes under a stage name.
The company went under a different name abroad. During the therapy, he began to go under quickly. The patient will go under as the session progresses.
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- French:sombrer, faire faillite, ...
- German:untergehen, bankrott gehen, ...
- Italian:affondare, fallire, ...
- Spanish:sumergirse, quebrar, ...
- Portuguese:afundar, falir, ...
- Chinese:沉没, 破产, ...
- Japanese:沈む, 破産する, ...
- Arabic:غَرِقَ, أَفْلَسَ, ...
- Hebrew:לִטְבּוֹעַ, לִקְרוֹס, ...
- Russian:пойти ко дну, обанкротиться, ...
- Ukrainian:іти на дно, збанкрутувати, ...
- Hindi:डूबना, दिवालिया होना, ...
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