Undertake
verb
To make a commitment or promise to do something.
Linda undertook the responsibility of caring for her sick mother.
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- undertake a task
- undertake a responsibility
verb
To begin or start a task, project, or journey.
Steve undertook a journey to the mountains.
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- undertake a journey
- undertake a project
verb
To try or attempt to do something.
She undertook to learn a new language before her trip.
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- undertake to learn
- undertake to write
verb
To guarantee or assure.
The company undertakes to deliver the goods within two weeks.
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- undertake to deliver
- undertake to perform
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Formal
verb
To make a commitment or promise to do something.
Linda undertook the responsibility of caring for her sick mother.
Often appears as...
- undertake a task
- undertake a responsibility
verb
To begin or start a task, project, or journey.
Steve undertook a journey to the mountains.
Often appears as...
- undertake a journey
- undertake a project
verb
To try or attempt to do something.
She undertook to learn a new language before her trip.
Often appears as...
- undertake to learn
- undertake to write
verb
To guarantee or assure.
The company undertakes to deliver the goods within two weeks.
Often appears as...
- undertake to deliver
- undertake to perform
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Serious Promise
Using 'undertake' often suggests a serious, formal commitment.
He undertook to serve his country with honor.
Pro Tip 2/2Long-term Responsibility
'Undertake' implies a commitment that usually extends over time.
She undertook the long-term task of writing her memoir.
Pro Tip 1/2Serious Promise
Using 'undertake' often suggests a serious, formal commitment.
He undertook to serve his country with honor.
Pro Tip 2/2Long-term Responsibility
'Undertake' implies a commitment that usually extends over time.
She undertook the long-term task of writing her memoir.
Pro Tip 1/2Serious Promise
Using 'undertake' often suggests a serious, formal commitment.
He undertook to serve his country with honor.
Pro Tip 2/2Long-term Responsibility
'Undertake' implies a commitment that usually extends over time.
She undertook the long-term task of writing her memoir.
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Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
area how many cups stay with this mother two years ago the scale of the task which kuban and his team are undertaking is starting to dawn on me this animal is virtually impossible to observe but with methodically collected camera trap evidence kuban is building up a
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next unesco world heritage site but why why do we risk our lives every year to cross this remote wilderness were there two reasons first to undertake and completes the most comprehensive
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So we have to have a change in consciousness. A change in commitment. A new sense of urgency. A new appreciation for the privilege that we have of undertaking this challenge.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.
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Jessye Norman
American Musician
I try to frighten my very young colleagues into studying and understanding their voices before they attempt things that are beyond them. It's wise to take gymnastics and swimming to strengthen the body, because people don't realise what an athletic undertaking singing actually is.
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John Desmond Bernal
Irish Scientist
Scientific corporations might well become almost independent states and be enabled to undertake their largest experiments without consulting the outside world - a world which would be less and less able to judge what the experiments were about.
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June Jordan
American Writer
I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian General
Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles.
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Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
I believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake, and it can also be the most challenging. I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.
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Edwin Land
American Inventor
Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
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Francois Rabelais
French Clergyman
I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Henry R. Luce
American Editor
To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.
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Jessye Norman
American Musician
I try to frighten my very young colleagues into studying and understanding their voices before they attempt things that are beyond them. It's wise to take gymnastics and swimming to strengthen the body, because people don't realise what an athletic undertaking singing actually is.
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John Desmond Bernal
Irish Scientist
Scientific corporations might well become almost independent states and be enabled to undertake their largest experiments without consulting the outside world - a world which would be less and less able to judge what the experiments were about.
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June Jordan
American Writer
I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian General
Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles.
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Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
I believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake, and it can also be the most challenging. I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.
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Edwin Land
American Inventor
Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
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Francois Rabelais
French Clergyman
I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Henry R. Luce
American Editor
To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.
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