Undertake — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enter upon an activity or enterprise

accept as a challenge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndətˈeɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndətˈeɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk/.

Examples

I'll tackle this difficult task
guarantee to free the prisoners

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guarantee take on take in charge attempt set about contract tackle

Parts of Speech

verb	enter upon an activity or enterprise
verb	accept as a challenge “I'll tackle this difficult task”
verb	promise to do or accomplish “guarantee to free the prisoners”
verb	enter into a contractual arrangement
verb	accept as a charge

Word Forms

undertaking	noun	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
guarantee	noun	an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
contract	noun	a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
contractor	noun	someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unternehmen

an einer Aktivität oder einem Unternehmen teilnehmen

🇫🇷French

entreprendre

se lancer dans une activité ou une entreprise

🇪🇸Spanish

emprender

iniciar una actividad o empresa

🇮🇹Italian

intraprendere

intraprendere un'attività o un'impresa

🇳🇱Dutch

ondernemen

een activiteit of onderneming aangaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

empreender

iniciar uma atividade ou empreendimento

🇷🇺Russian

предпринимать

заняться какой-либо деятельностью или предприятием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपक्रम करना

किसी गतिविधि या उद्यम में प्रवेश करना

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রহণ করা

একটি কার্যকলাপ বা উদ্যোগ প্রবেশ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்கொள்கின்றன

ஒரு செயல்பாடு அல்லது நிறுவனத்தில் நுழையுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చేపట్టండి

ఒక కార్యాచరణ లేదా సంస్థపై నమోదు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हाती घेणे

क्रियाकलाप किंवा उपक्रमात प्रवेश करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાથ ધરવું

કોઈ પ્રવૃત્તિ અથવા એન્ટરપ્રાઇઝમાં પ્રવેશ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ಯಮವನ್ನು ನಮೂದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റെടുക്കുക

ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലോ എൻ്റർപ്രൈസിലോ പ്രവേശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੈਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਦਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

شروع کرنا

کسی سرگرمی یا انٹرپرائز میں داخل ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

承担

从事一项活动或事业

🇯🇵Japanese

引き受ける

活動または事業に参加する

🇰🇷Korean

맡다

활동이나 사업에 참여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đảm nhận

tham gia vào một hoạt động hoặc doanh nghiệp

🇹🇭Thai

ดำเนินการ

เข้าสู่กิจกรรมหรือกิจการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melakukan

memasuki suatu kegiatan atau usaha

🇵🇭Filipino

isagawa

pumasok sa isang aktibidad o negosyo

🇲🇾Malay

mengusahakan

memasuki sesuatu aktiviti atau perusahaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القيام

الدخول على نشاط أو مؤسسة

🇮🇷Persian

متعهد شدن

وارد یک فعالیت یا شرکت شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

üstlenmek

bir faaliyete veya girişime girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַיֵב

להיכנס לפעילות או למפעל

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The primary meaning of 'undertake' is 'enter upon an activity or enterprise'.

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