undertake

un·der·take  (ndr-tk)

v. un·der·took (-tk), un·der·tak·en, un·der·tak·ing, un·der·takes

v.tr.

1. To take upon oneself; decide or agree to do: undertake a task.

2. To pledge or commit oneself: undertake to care for an elderly relative.

3. To set about; begin.

4. Obsolete To accept combat with.

v.intr. Archaic

To make oneself responsible. Used with for.

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undertake [ˌʌndəˈteɪk]

vb -takes, -taking, -took, -taken

1. (tr) to contract to or commit oneself to (something) or (to do something) to undertake a job to undertake to deliver the goods

2. (tr) to attempt to; agree to start

3. (tr) to take (someone) in charge

4. (intr; foll by for) Archaic to make oneself responsible (for)

5. (tr) to promise

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	undertake - enter upon an activity or enterprise attempt, set about initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
	2.	undertake - accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" tackle, take on face, face up, confront - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" rise - exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
	3.	undertake - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" guarantee promise, assure - make a promise or commitment subvent, subvention, underwrite - guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
	4.	undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement contract promise, assure - make a promise or commitment stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force sign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" specify, stipulate, condition, qualify - specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" lease, rent - let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" charter, hire, lease, rent - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
	5.	undertake - accept as a charge                   take in charge consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

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undertake

verb

1. take on, embark on, set about, commence, try, begin, attempt, tackle, enter upon, endeavour to do She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.

2. agree, promise, contract, guarantee, engage, pledge, covenant, commit yourself, take upon yourself He undertook to edit the text himself.

Translations

undertake [ˌʌndəˈteɪk] (undertook (pt) (undertaken (pp))) [ˌʌndəˈteɪkən]

A. VT [+ task] → emprender; [+ responsibility] → asumir
to undertake to do sth → comprometerse a hacer algo
to undertake that → comprometerse a que ...

B. VT (Brit) (Aut) → adelantar por el lado contrario or el carril indebido

C. VI (Brit) (Aut) → adelantar por el lado contrario or el carril indebido

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undertake [ˌʌndə^rˈteɪk] [undertook] [ˌʌndə^rˈtʊk] (pt) [undertaken] (pp) vt

[+ job, task] → entreprendre; [+ duty] → se charger de; [+ research, investigation] → entreprendre

(= promise) to undertake to do sth → s'engager à faire qch

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undertake pret <undertook> ptp <undertaken>

vt

job, duty, responsibility → übernehmen; risk → eingehen, auf sich (acc) → nehmen; study, research, reform → durchführen; tour → machen; he undertook to be our guide → er übernahm es, unser Führer zu sein

(= agree, promise) → sich verpflichten; (= guarantee) → garantieren

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undertake [ˌʌndəˈteɪk] (undertook (pt) (undertaken (pp))) [ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ən] vt (task) → intraprendere; (responsibility) → assumersi
to undertake to do sth → impegnarsi a fare qc

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undertake

v undertake [andəˈteik]

1 to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc) He undertook the job willingly. onderneem, aanneem يَقْبَل المَسؤوليَّه заемам се ujmout se påtage sig übernehmen αναλαμβάνω (π.χ. ένα καθήκον) emprender, encargarse (de) enda peale võtma تقبل کردن ottaa vastaan se charger de לָקַחַת עַל עַצמוֹ का उत्तरदायित्व लेना prihvatiti, preuzeti (el)vállal taka að sér incaricarsi di 引き受ける 떠맡다 imtis uzņemties menerima op zich nemen påta seg podejmować się encarregar-se de a-şi asuma брать на себя ujať sa prevzeti preuzeti odgovornost åta sig รับผิดชอบ üstlenmek, yüklenmek 承擔，接受 починати, братися قبول کرنا đảm nhận 承担

2 to promise (eg to do something) He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow. onderneem يَتَعَهَّد потвърждавам zavázat se love sich verpflichten αναλαμβάνω την υποχρέωση, υπόσχομαι comprometerse (a) kohustuma تعهد کردن lupautua promettre לָקַחַת עַל עַצמוֹ कुछ करने का वादा करना obećati vállal skuldbinda sig assicurare 約束する 약속하다 pasižadėti apsolīt; apņemties berjanji zich verbinden tot forplikte seg til zobowiązywać się comprometer-se a a promite ручаться zaviazať sa obvezati se obećati lova, förbinda sig สัญญา bir şey yapmaya söz vermek 承諾 ручитися, гарантувати عہد کرنا cam kết 同意，接受

n undertaker [-teikə]

a person who organizes funerals. begrafnisondernemer حانوتي يُجَهِّز المَوْتى للدَّفن гробар pracovník pohřebního ústavu bedemand der/die Bestattungsunternehmer(in) εργολάβος κηδειών empresario de pompas fúnebres matusebüroo ametnik, surnumatja مامور کفن و دفن hautausurakoitsija entrepreneur/-eure de pompes funèbres מֵכִין הַלווָיָה कफन-दफन और अंतिम क्रिया का इंतजाम करने वाला pogrebnik temetkezési vállalkozó útfararstjóri (impresario di pompe funebri) 葬儀屋 장의사 laidojimo biuro agentas apbedītājs; apbedīšanas biroja darbinieks pengurus mayat begrafenisondernemer innehaver av et begravelsesbyrå przedsiębiorca pogrzebowy agente funerário antreprenor de pompe funebre организатор похорон pracovník pohrebného ústavu pogrebnik pogrebnik begravningsentreprenör สัปเหร่อ cenaze kaldırıcısı 殯葬員 власник похоронного бюро تابوت کرنے والا người chuyên tổ chức tang lễ 殡仪员, 承办者

n underˈtaking

1 a task or piece of work I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be. onderneming عَمَل، مُهِمَّه задача podnik opgave das Unternehmen εγχείρημα, καθήκον empresa, tarea ettevõtmine کار؛ مسئولیت työ entreprise מְשִׂימָה काम, व्यवसाय poduhvat vállalkozás verkefni, viðfangsefni impresa 事業 (일, 책임을) (떠)맡기 sumanymas, dalykas, užduotis pasākums; uzdevums kerja onderneming foretakende, oppgave przedsięwzięcie empreendimento sarcină, obligaţie предприятие podnik podvig poduhvat företag, arbete, åtagande ภาระหน้าที่ görev, iş 任務 справа ذمہ، کام công việc 任务

2 a promise He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back. onderneming إلْتِزام обещание závazek løfte das Versprechen υπόσχεση, δέσμευση promesa; compromiso lubadus تضمین؛ تعهد lupaus promesse הִתחַייבוּת वचन देना obećanje ígéret, vállalás skuldbinding, formlegt loforð promessa 約束 약속, 보증 pažadas saistība; solījums janji belofte forpliktelse, løfte zobowiązanie promessa promisiune обязательство záväzok obveza obećanje garanti, löfte ข้อผูกพัน söz, vaat 承諾 зобов'язання, гарантія وعدہ lời hứa 许诺