Undertake Definition

ŭndər-tāk
undertaken, undertakes, undertaking, undertook
verb
undertaken, undertakes, undertaking, undertook
To deliberately begin to do (something).
Undertake a task.
American Heritage
To take upon oneself; agree to do; enter into or upon (a task, journey, etc.)
Webster's New World
To take on responsibility, pledge oneself, guarantee, or be surety (for)
Webster's New World
To give a promise or pledge that; contract.
He undertook to be their guide.
Webster's New World

To work as an undertaker.

Webster's New World
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Origin of Undertake

  • From Middle English undertaken, equivalent to under- +"Ž take (after undernim).

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Undertake Sentence Examples

  • You can undertake each assignment at your own speed.

  • In 488 Theodoric, king of the East Goths, received commission from the Greek emperor, Zeno, to undertake the affairs of Italy.

  • If he did not die, he was considered unfit to undertake the mission and another was chosen.

  • Napoleon's determination to undertake the invasion of England has often been disputed, but it is hard to imagine what other operation he contemplated, for the outbreak of hostilities with his continental enemies found him ill-supplied with intelligence as to the resources of the country he had then to traverse.

  • The poet willingly obeyed, all the more because he had previously received a divine command to undertake the task.

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Words Starting With

UUNUND

Words Ending With

EKEAKE

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Words Starting With U and Ending With E

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With U9 Letter Words Ending With E