undertake

[US]/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/
[UK]/ˌʌndərˈteɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. take on; begin to do.

Example Sentences

undertake experiment and calculations

I'll undertake for your security.

Their team will undertake exploration for oil.

to undertake a comprehensive anatomy of primary school management.

we undertake to pay forthwith the money required.

I can't undertake that you will make a profit.

undertake oneself to care for an elderly relative.

I'll undertake to land them on our coast.

I want you to undertake all the responsibility.

I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.

I can undertake that you will enjoy the play.

We can't undertake that you will make a profit.

in any event, I was not in a position to undertake such a task.

I repeat that we cannot undertake the task.

Who will undertake the job of decorating the auditorium?

He undertakes a dangerous job.

Low levels of profitability mean there is a lack of incentive to undertake new investment.

in common with other officers I had to undertake guard duties.

Real-world Examples

It's something that has never been undertaken before.

Source: VOA Daily Standard May 2018 Collection

Sounds like a big project. Isn't it too big for one country to undertake?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 7

Then there are a number of actions that have been undertaken.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2015

Brexit is one of the most challenging projects ever undertaken by parliament.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

This will be the most dangerous voyage he will ever undertake.

Source: Whale's Extraordinary Journey

D-Day marks the biggest air, land and sea operation ever undertaken.

Source: World Holidays

I'm pretty sure we wouldn't have undertaken polio without that example.

Source: The Era Model of Bill Gates

She also promised that the commission would undertake a comprehensive reform of the electricity market.

Source: The Economist - Weekly News Highlights

A student revealed that if her teacher gives five problems, she will undertake ten.

Source: New Century College English Integrated Course (2nd Edition) Volume 1

They encouraged their children in their studies but did not undertake the work for them.

Source: New Century College English Integrated Course (2nd Edition) Volume 1

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