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undertake

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌʌndɚˈteɪk/ · UK /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/

Forms: undertook, undertaken

undertake means: To accept responsibility for a task and begin doing it.

verb

TAKE ONB2

To accept responsibility for a task and begin doing it.

  • We will undertake the repairs.
  • The team undertook a study of local birds.
  • Who is willing to undertake this difficult task?

Similar words: take on, carry out

Common phrases: undertake a task, undertake research, undertake a journey

PROMISEC1

To promise that you will do something.

  • I undertake to pay the costs.
  • She undertook to keep the documents safe.
  • Will you undertake to return the equipment tomorrow?

How to use it: undertake to do something (They undertake to finish the work by Friday.)

Similar words: promise, commit

Common phrases: undertake to pay, undertake to help

Questions about undertake

What does undertake mean?

To accept responsibility for a task and begin doing it.

What is undertake in other languages?

Türkçe: üstlenmek · Español: emprender · Français: entreprendre · Deutsch: übernehmen · Italiano: intraprendere · 日本語: 引き受ける

What does undertook mean?

“undertook” is the past tense of “undertake”.

What does undertaken mean?

“undertaken” is the past participle of “undertake”.

How do you pronounce undertake?

In American English /ˌʌndɚˈteɪk/; in British English /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/.

How do you use undertake in a sentence?

We will undertake the repairs. The team undertook a study of local birds.

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