verb phrase · neutral
undergo surgery
UK/ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ ˈsɜːdʒəri/US/ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ ˈsɜːrdʒəri/un·der·GO SUR·ge·ry
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to have a surgical operation as a patient
Examples
“She had to undergo surgery to remove the tumour.”
“After the accident, he underwent surgery on his knee.”
“Many patients undergo surgery as a last resort.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the scan revealed complications, she had to undergo surgery to prevent further damage.”
Collocations
- undergo major/minor surgery
- undergo emergency surgery
Word family
surgery nounsurgeon nounperform surgery verb phrase (doctor)
Common mistakes
do a surgery→undergo surgery
make surgery→perform surgery (doctor) / undergo surgery (patient)
Say it for a higher band
5do a surgery→6have surgery→7+undergo surgery
Synonyms
have surgery
go into surgery
Easily confused
have surgery
“He will have surgery next week to repair the damage.”
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