🔄 UNDERWENT: SAT Vocab Word of the Day Explained and Defined
UNDERWENT is the past participle of UNDERGO; you need to know both!
underwent
I try to be sure to teach irregular forms of words, not just the base forms that you'd see in a dictionary. Hence underwent, the past tense form of the verb undergo. I chose this word because a good number of students have not been familiar with this word when it comes up in class.
ℹ️ Part of speech
underwent is a VERB.
🗣️ Pronunciation
underwent is pronounced /ʌn.dɚ.ˈwɛnt/ or uhn-der-WENT.
📚️ Definition
underwent means experienced or endured something. It is the past tense of undergo. Example: Donnie underwent surgery.
📰 Examples
Here are some examples of underwent in usage:
The city underwent significant changes during the Industrial Revolution.
The project underwent numerous revisions before it was completed.
My cat Bob successfully underwent surgery to remove a hair band he had swallowed.
🧠 Quick vocab quiz
Test yourself!
underwent most nearly means
(A) postponed
(B) overcame
(C) dismissed
(D) experienced
(E) regretted
And one more:
Which of the following statements could best be described as having undergone something?
(A) The sun set in the west.
(B) We found a school where our children would thrive.
(C) The car broke down on the way.
(D) The team won the championship.
(E) The butterfly emerged from its cocoon.
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💁🏼 Tips!
The word undergo, from which underwent derives, is a combination of under and go, suggesting the idea of going through something, whether it be an experience, process, or change.
✅ Quiz answer/s
Answers:
D, experienced.
E, The butterfly emerged from its cocoon.
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