gå under

Swedish

Verb

gå under (present går under, preterite gick under, supine gått under, imperative gå under)

2. to go down, to go under (sink, usually of a ship)

   Synonyms: förlisa, gå i kvav, sjunka

   Skeppet gick under i en storm på Tyska bukten

   The ship went down in a storm in the German Bight

   gå under med man och allt

   go down with all hands ("with men and everything" – idiomatic)

3. to be destroyed, to go under (usually of something larger, more complex, and more abstract)

   Vår civilisation riskerar att gå under

   Our civilization risks being destroyed

   När kommer jorden gå under?

   When will the world end?

   Företag som inte anpassar sig till den nya trenden kommer gå under

   Companies that do not adapt to the new trend will go under

Usage notes

Fairly dramatic-sounding in (sense 1) as well.

Related terms

• undergång

See also

• kantra

References

• gå under in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gå under in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)