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Go Under (Verb)

Disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The sun will go under the horizon in about an hour from now.
As the day wears on, the sun will slowly begin to go under the sea.
The earth's rotation causes the sun to go under the horizon at night.
The days get shorter in winter because the sun goes under the horizon earlier.
On this particular evening, the sky will turn pink just before the sun goes under the mountains.

Be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The ship hit an iceberg and went under in a matter of minutes, taking hundreds of passengers with it.
After experiencing engine failure, the small plane went under the surface of the water, killing everyone on board.
The Titanic went under on its maiden voyage, resulting in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in history.
The car sped off the cliff and went under the water, but miraculously, the occupants managed to escape.
Rescuers pulled the diver to safety before he could go under the icy surface of the frozen lake.