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undertake
verb
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
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/ʌndəˈteɪk/
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verb
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
“He undertook to exercise more in future.”
To overtake on the wrong side.
“I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway.”
To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
To assume, as a character; to take on.
To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.
To have knowledge of; to hear.
To have or take charge of.
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Example Sentences
He undertook to exercise more in future.
I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway.