undertake

Definition of undertake in English English dictionary: To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.)
He undertook to take more exercise in future.; To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon
So Sir Trystram endured there grete payne, for syknes had undirtake hym – and that ys the grettist payne a presoner may have .; To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say
I have now aspyed one knyght, he seyde, that woll play hys play at the justys, I undirtake..; to overtake on the wrong side
I hate people that try and undertake on the motorway.; To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.)
He undertook a course of medication.; {n} one who undertakes, a manager; {v} to engage in, take charge, promise; {f} take on, receive responsibility for a task; guarantee, pledge; To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt; To start an entreprise; to embark on a specific task; To have knowledge of; to hear; promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" enter upon an activity or enterprise accept as a charge accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task; Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm; enter upon an activity or enterprise accept as a charge accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task; accept as a charge; If you undertake to do something, you promise that you will do it. He undertook to edit the text himself; promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"; Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract; When you undertake a task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it. She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections; To engage with; to attack; To take or have the charge of; enter into a contractual arrangement; To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety; To commit oneself to an obligation; enter upon an activity or enterprise; To venture; to hazard; To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province; To assume, as a character; accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
undertaking: Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
undertaking: That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise
undertaking: {n} an enterprise, business, affair
To undertake: emprise
to undertake: undergo
undertaken: past participle of to undertake
undertakes: third-person singular of undertake
undertaking: present participle of undertake
undertaking: A promise, reduced to writing, which is legally enforceable
undertaking: If you give an undertaking to do something, you formally promise to do it. The MOD gave an undertaking to Saville that it had provided him with all relevant material
undertaking: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" the trade of a funeral director
undertaking: An agreement made by an exporter or government to conduct future export trade in terms acceptable to the Philippine authorities, e g , exporters under investigation undertake to align their export price s to their normal values Once such an agreement has been concluded, the proceedings may be suspended or terminated
undertaking: A promise or pledge; a guarantee
undertaking: The sealed undertaking required by the Board of Trade and its successors binding a railway company to a particular method of working a single line
undertaking: A written promise to deliver a security within the time specified An undertaking is usually synonymous with the actual delivery of the security
undertaking: {i} mission, that which one takes on; promise, pledge; act of taking on; profession of arranging funerals
undertaking: the trade of a funeral director
undertaking: This is a promise by a Lawyer to ensure that certain conditions (usually of the lender) are met (usually after closing, due to time constraints) The best example is the undertaking to register a discharge of an old first mortgage after the new one has been registered, because there is simply not enough time to do so at closing It also governs such closing dynamics as releasing funds before a new mortgage document is officially registered
undertaking: The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business
undertaking: An undertaking is a task or job, especially a large or difficult one. Organizing the show has been a massive undertaking
undertaking: Any action by a federal agency, including issuance of permits, funds or grants, that may impact a historic property
undertaking: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
undertook: of Undertake
undertook: Undertook is the past tense of undertake
undertook: past tense of to undertake