Meaning of go under In English

• 0 to sink:

  • The ship went under just minutes after the last passenger had been rescued.

• 1 If a company goes under, it fails financially:

  • The charity will go under unless a generous donor can be found within the next few months.

• 2 If a company goes under, it is unsuccessful and has to stop doing business:

  • Thousands of companies went under during the recession.

• 3 (of a business) to fail financially:

  • Nothing could be done to keep the bank from going under.

• 4 if a company goes under, it becomes bankrupt:

  • The company will go under unless new financing can be put in place soon.