undergang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To undergo; pass through; endure.
noun
  1. A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undergang.wav

Word forms

undergang undergangs underganging underganged

Etymology

From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

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