meaning of undertake
1. To take upon ones self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.
2. Specifically, to take upon ones self solemnly or expressly; to lay ones self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract.
3. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm.
4. To assume, as a character.
5. To engage with; to attack.
6. To have knowledge of; to hear.
7. To take or have the charge of.
8. To take upon ones self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
9. To venture; to hazard.
10. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety.
11. enter into a contractual arrangement
Related Words
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