go
un
der
Third Person
goes under
Present Participle
going under
Past Tense
went under
Past Participle
gone under
1
to descend or sink beneath the surface of a liquid
- The ship began to take on water and eventually went under.
- The sunken treasure chest went under hundreds of years ago.
- The heavy rock skipped across the water but eventually went under.
- The duck dived into the pond, only to go under for a moment.
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2
to descend and disappear from view due to setting below the horizon
- At sunset, the colors of the sky become vibrant as the sun goes under.
- The ship's sails vanished as it went under, heading toward distant shores.
- As the evening approaches, the city lights become visible when the sun goes under.
- As the day comes to an end, the sun will go under.
- As the ship sailed away from the shore, it gradually went under, and we couldn't see it anymore.
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3
to experience financial failure or bankruptcy, often leading to the end or termination of a business or company
- The economic recession caused many small businesses to go under.
- The company's mismanagement of funds led it to go under.
- Despite their initial success, the startup eventually went under.
- The bookstore couldn't compete with online retailers and had to go under.
- High operating costs forced the restaurant to go under within a year.
4
to be known or identified by a particular name
transitive
- The artist chose to go under the pseudonym 'Shadow Painter.'
- In the music industry, many artists go under stage names.
- The writer decided to go under a pen name for their mystery novels.
- He preferred to go under the nickname 'Ace' among his friends.
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