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Meanings of go under in English

Catalan
naufragar
Spanish
hundirse

Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

      Related terms
      naufragar
      Portuguese
      descer

      Disappear beyond the horizon.

          descer
          Catalan
          dir-se
          Spanish
          llamarse

          Be called; go by a certain name.

                dir-se
                Usage of go under in English
                1
                Hundreds of homes are set to go under the hammer this week.
                News.com.au
                2
                The Leopard-man had happened to go under: that was all the difference.
                The Island of Dr. Moreau
                3
                I remember this one story about people who go under a hill.
                Sympathy for the devil
                4
                If we go under financially, every American will pay a huge price.
                Pinheads and patriots: where you stand in the age of obama
                5
                It also made him the first non-American to go under 44 seconds.
                Reuters
                6
                After something like that, you either go under or come out fighting.
                The Guardian
                7
                The dynamic duo's original ride is set to go under the hammer
                BBC
                8
                He was treading water, feeling like he was about to go under.
                Secret of the seventh son
                9
                At one time, it looked as if it would go under altogether.
                The Guardian
                10
                The blocks were among about 630 properties to go under the hammer.
                News.com.au
                11
                Both properties are due to go under the hammer on October 27.
                News.com.au
                12
                Besides, the members of such churches go under such characters as these.
                Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
                13
                Keeper's grip slipped off the hull and he started to go under.
                Secret of the Dragon
                14
                I had to be close, as you call it, or go under.
                The Song of the Lark
                15
                When it rains, they creep into holes, or go under overhanging rocks.
                Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.
                16
                There are no umbrellas, and no sheds to go under, at sea.
                Two Years Before the Mast
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