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    undertake
    /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/

    verb

    • 1. commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on: "a firm of builders undertook the construction work"

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  2. to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult: Students are required to undertake simple experiments. Fewer examples. The bill requires owners to undertake remedial work on dilapidated buildings. This is one of the largest aid projects ever undertaken.

  3. 1. : to take upon oneself : set about : attempt. undertake a task. undertake to learn to swim. 2. : to put oneself under obligation to perform. also : to accept as a charge or responsibility. the lawyer who undertook the case. 3. : guarantee, promise. readily undertook that the letter should be securely conveyed Sir Walter Scott. intransitive verb.

  4. Undertake definition: to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt. See examples of UNDERTAKE used in a sentence.

  5. UNDERTAKE meaning: 1. to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult…. Learn more.

  6. Jun 15, 2024 · When you undertake a task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it. She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections. [ VERB noun ]

  7. When you undertake a task or challenge, you attempt to accomplish it. If you want to undertake a verbal challenge right now, try saying “sushi chef” ten times quickly without messing up. Way back in the 13th century, undertake meant “seize” or “entrap.”

  8. 1. To deliberately begin to do (something): undertake a task. 2. To pledge or commit oneself (to do something): undertake to care for an elderly relative. 3. To promise or guarantee: "The man undertook that one room at least should be ready for occupation the next day" (Thomas Hardy). v.intr. Archaic. To make oneself responsible. Used with for.

  9. undertake something to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it. to undertake a task/project; University professors both teach and undertake research. The company has announced that it will undertake a full investigation into the accident.

  10. UNDERTAKE definition: 1. to start work on something that will take a long time or be difficult: 2. to promise to do…. Learn more.

  11. undertake meaning, definition, what is undertake: to accept that you are responsible for a...: Learn more.