undertake (ˌʌndəˈteɪk
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Definitions
verb
- (tr) to contract to or commit oneself to (something) or (to do something) ⇒
to undertake a job
to undertake to deliver the goods
- (tr) to attempt to; agree to start
- (tr) to take (someone) in charge
- (intr) foll by for archaic to make oneself responsible (for)
- (tr) to promise
Usage examples
God knows, it had suited them well enough that Keith had an unmarried sister available to undertake the task.
, Death and Transfiguration (1994)BMO Nesbitt Burns, Capital Markets does not undertake to trade in all the listed currencies.
Globe and Mail (2003)Models with this agency do not do not undertake glamour work.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)Suddenly I was to be permitted, in a position of responsibility, to undertake the very kind of work I had always liked most.
, ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)