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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1604 COCA: 4035

undertake

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
undertake /ˌʌndɚˈteɪk/ verb
undertakes; undertook /-ˈtʊk/ ; /ˌʌndɚˈtʊk/; undertaken /-ˈteɪkən/ ; /ˌʌndɚˈteɪkən/; undertaking
undertake
/ˌʌndɚˈteɪk/
verb
undertakes; undertook /-ˈtʊk/ ; /ˌʌndɚˈtʊk/; undertaken /-ˈteɪkən/ ; /ˌʌndɚˈteɪkən/; undertaking
Learner's definition of UNDERTAKE
[+ object] formal
: to begin or attempt (something)开始;着手做;承担
: to agree or promise to do (something)答应;承诺;同意usually followed by to + verb通常接动词不定式
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1604 COCA: 4035

undertake

verb

un·​der·​take ˌən-dər-ˈtāk How to pronounce undertake (audio)
undertook ˌən-dər-ˈtu̇k How to pronounce undertake (audio) ; undertaken ˌən-dər-ˈtā-kən How to pronounce undertake (audio) ; undertaking

transitive verb

1
: to take upon oneself : set about : attempt
undertake a task
undertake to learn to swim
2
: to put oneself under obligation to perform
also : to accept as a charge or responsibility
the lawyer who undertook the case
3
: guarantee, promise
readily undertook that the letter should be securely conveyed Sir Walter Scott

intransitive verb

archaic : to give surety or assume responsibility

Example Sentences

He's undertaking a thorough search. The researchers undertook a series of studies.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of undertake was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1604 COCA: 4035

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