go under

• Verbe à particule signifiant s'enfoncer sous la surface de l'eau ou, au sens figuré, échouer, faire faillite ou disparaître.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Sink below the surfaceformal

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

   couler

   • 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.

   Synonymesdivefoundergo downplungesinksubmerge

   Antonymesemergefloatrisesurface

2. Fail financiallyinformal

   To become bankrupt or fail as a business.

   Faire faillite

   • 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.

   Synonymescollapsefailfold

   Antonymesflourishprospersucceedthrive

Verbe de basego