undertake
//ˌʌndəˈteɪk//
formalForms
- present (v1)
- undertake
- past (v2)
- undertook
- past participle (v3)
- undertaken
- present participle
- undertaking
- 3rd person singular
- undertakes
- Plural
- undertakes
Definitions
1.To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
2.To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
- He undertook to exercise more in future.
3.To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.(informal)
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
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- + take (after undernim).