undertake
/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ IELTSAcademic
verb
To start and be responsible for a job or activity.
- She will undertake the investigation next week.
- I undertake to finish the work on time.
- They undertook the renovation themselves.
Adinary Nuance
Near-neighbors: undertake is more formal and committed than do or try, yet less binding than commit or pledge; choose undertake when you accept responsibility for finishing something.
In other languages
- Spanish
- emprender
- Japanese
- 取り組む
- Korean
- 성실하게 맡다
- Vietnamese
- nhận công việc
- Chinese
- 承担
Etymology
From Old French undertaker, from under + take; the sense of 'commit to a task' has long roots.
Common phrases
undertake a projectundertake researchundertake the task
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