go under

• Frasal verbal que se usa para indicar hundirse bajo la superficie del agua o, en sentido figurado, para indicar fracaso o quiebra.

A phrasal verb used to indicate sinking beneath the surface of water, or metaphorically, to fail or become bankrupt.

incontable · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Sink below the surfaceformal

   To sink or be submerged beneath the surface of a liquid, especially water.

   hundirse

   • The ship went under after hitting an iceberg.
   • He watched the boat go under in the storm.
   • The swimmer went under for a moment before resurfacing.

   Sinónimosdivefoundergo downplungesinksubmerge

   Antónimosemergefloatrisesurface

2. Fail financiallyinformal

   To become bankrupt or fail as a business.

   Quebrar, ir a la bancarrota

   • Many small businesses went under during the recession.
   • The company went under due to poor management.
   • They feared their startup would go under without more funding.

   Sinónimoscollapsefailfold

   Antónimosflourishprospersucceedthrive

Verbo basego