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- Dictionaryundertake/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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The meaning of UNDERTAKE is to take upon oneself : set about : attempt. How to use undertake in a sentence.
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.
1. to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt. She undertook the job of answering all the mail. 2. (fol. by an infinitive) to promise, agree, or obligate oneself. The married couple undertook to love, honor, and cherish each other. 3. (fol. by a clause) to warrant or guarantee.
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.”
UNDERTAKE meaning: 1. to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult…. Learn more.
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.
UNDERTAKE definition: 1. to start work on something that will take a long time or be difficult: 2. to promise to do…. Learn more.
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.
UNDERTAKE meaning: 1 : to begin or attempt (something); 2 : to agree or promise to do (something) usually followed by to + verb.
Undertake definition: to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt. See examples of UNDERTAKE used in a sentence.
