to undergo a transition
- phrasal verb
- /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ ə trænˈzɪʃən/
- The team is undergoing a transition from using paper reports to digital documentation for efficiency.
Examples
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Since many experienced classroom teachers are being asked to undergo a transition from a traditional orientation to an orientation favoring whole language.
Academic text (1991) -
I've undergone a transition from a completely asleep sheeple to a wide awake patriot.
Blog text (1) -
If we have an atom, it undergoes a transition from excited state B to excited state A.
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The world is undergoing a transition from nuclear to conventional deterrence at the central (global) level.
Academic text (1991) -
Almost all countries in Eastern Europe and many countries in other regions of the world are undergoing a transition from an authoritarian to a liberal democratic polity.
Academic text (1999) -
In the countryside or on the frontier, they underwent a transition from peasants to immigrant wage-earners.
Academic text (1991) -
I've undergone a transition from a completely asleep sheeple to a wide awake patriot.
Blog text (1) -
The sample for this study included all primary (K-2) teachers (n=15) in two suburban public elementary schools that have recently undergone a transition from a traditional basal reading program to a program with a whole language orientation.
Academic text (1991) -
The city is undergoing a transition to more sustainable energy sources to reduce pollution.
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After many years of research, the organization is undergoing a transition to a new management structure.
Synonyms
Start to change into a different state or role
To change one thing or person for another
To move into a new role or situation
To begin living in a very different place or way after a big change
To switch from one system, method, or activity to another
Change completely in form or appearance
To begin a new stage in life or work
Antonyms
How Significant
Surface Forms
Morphology
undergo + a + transition
The meaning is directly compositionally derived from 'undergo' (to experience) plus 'transition' (a period/process of change); together they yield 'to experience a change', which matches the provided definition. This is a standard verb + noun construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Undergo a transition comes from the picture of someone walking through a doorway from one room to another: undergo means to go through and transition is the move from one state to another. So it means 'to go through a big change'.