ondergaan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- accept verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
- bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- experience noun Knowledge or skill gained by doing something over time.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- taste noun The sensation produced when food or drink is detected by the tongue, or the ability to perceive it.
- undergo verb To experience or go through something, especially a difficult or significant process.
Senses
ondergaan is used for these senses in English:
- abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
- accept (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
- bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- experience (transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
- set (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- taste (transitive, figurative) To experience.
abide — full definition
- verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
- verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.
accept — full definition
- verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
- verb To acknowledge something as true or as a fact, even if reluctantly.
- verb To approve of and include someone, such as in a group or institution.