undergoer

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊɚ/ UK /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
one who undergoes or experiences something, especially an action

In grammar, the patient is the undergoer of the verb's action.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one who undergoes or... experiencerpatient recipient sufferer

Opposites

agent doer

Word family

Related forms undergo undergone

Etymology

From undergo + -er. Undergo is from Old English undergān ('to undergo, undermine'), from under- + gān ('to go').

-er Old English under Old English gān Old English

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# undergoer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊə/

## Meanings
1. one who undergoes or experiences something, especially an action

## Examples
- In grammar, the patient is the undergoer of the verb's action.

## Synonyms
- experiencer
- patient
- recipient
- sufferer

## Antonyms
- agent
- doer

## Related Forms
- undergo
- undergone

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: -er
- Root: under
- Root: gān

## Etymology
From undergo + -er. Undergo is from Old English undergān ('to undergo, undermine'), from under- + gān ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Undergoer is from undergo + -er. Undergo is from Old English undergān ('to undergo, undermine'), from under- + gān ('to go'). Important recorded forms include -er (Old English), under (Old English), and gān (Old English). Morphologically, the under- element contributes the sense of beneath, lower rank, concealment, or insufficiency, depending on the base it modifies. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers one who undergoes or experiences something, especially an action. The wider family includes related words such as undergo and undergone.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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