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undertake

//ˌʌndəˈteɪk//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for undertake

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Forms

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
undertake
past (v2)
undertook
past participle (v3)
undertaken
present participle
undertaking
3rd person singular
undertakes

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
undertakes

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).

  2. 2.To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).

    • He undertook to exercise more in future.
  3. 3.To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.(informal)

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.(informal)

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4536

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- + take (after undernim).

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