English verb: go under | |||
1. | go under (motion) go under, | ||
Samples | The raft sank and its occupants drowned. | ||
Synonyms | go down, settle, sink | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | founder, settle, submerge, submerse, subside | ||
Verb group | sink | ||
Antonyms | float, swim | ||
2. | go under (motion) disappear beyond the horizon | ||
Samples | The sun sets early these days. | ||
Examples | The moon will soon go under | ||
Synonyms | go down, set | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
Antonyms | uprise, ascend, come up, rise | ||
3. | go under (communication) be called; go by a certain name | ||
Samples | She goes by her maiden name again. | ||
Synonyms | go by | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||