English dictionary
undertaking
verbPronunciation
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
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Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
- To overtake on the wrong side.
- 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.
noun
- The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
- A promise or pledge; a guarantee
- That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise
- The act of one who undertakes (in either sense)
Example sentences
He undertook to exercise more in future.
I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway.