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- DictionaryUn·der·take/ˌəndərˈtāk/
verb
- 1. commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on: "a firm of builders undertook the construction work"
Undertake definition: to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt. See examples of UNDERTAKE used in a sentence.
Definitions of undertake. verb. enter upon an activity or enterprise. synonyms: attempt, set about. see more. verb. promise to do or accomplish. synonyms: guarantee. see more. verb. enter into a contractual arrangement. synonyms: contract. see more. verb. accept as a challenge. synonyms: tackle, take on. see more. verb. accept as a charge.
4 days ago · 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.
undertake to do something | undertake that… to agree or promise that you will do something. He undertook to finish the job by Friday. Definition of undertake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to start work on something that will take a long time or be difficult: Max has undertaken the task of restoring an old houseboat. undertake to do sth. to promise to do something. (Definition of undertake from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Undertake definition: to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt. See examples of UNDERTAKE used in a sentence.
From Longman Business Dictionary un‧der‧take /ˌʌndəˈteɪk-ər-/ verb (past tense undertook /-ˈtʊk/, past participle undertaken /-ˈteɪkən/) [ transitive] 1 to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work and start to do it His first task was to undertake a major reorganization of production methods. 2 undertake to do something to promise or ...
