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Undertaking

verb
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 7.2

Definitions

1.verbTo take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
2.verbTo commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
"He undertook to exercise more in future."
3.verbTo overtake on the wrong side.
"I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway."
4.verbTo pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
5.verbTo take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
6.verbTo assume, as a character; to take on.
7.verbTo engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.
8.verbTo have knowledge of; to hear.
9.verbTo have or take charge of.
10.nounThe business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
11.nounA promise or pledge; a guarantee
12.nounThat which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise
13.nounThe act of one who undertakes (in either sense)

Synonyms

labortaskprojectfirmscontractordraftcarriercarryinglaunchworksfactorylaunching

Rhymes With

breathtakingquakingpainstakinggroundbreakingheartbreakingforsakingmakingtaking
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