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Noun undertaking has 2 senses
- undertaking, project, task, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
--1 is a kind of work
--1 has particulars: | | cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake; adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking; assignment; baby; enterprise, endeavor, endeavour; labor of love, labour of love; marathon, endurance contest; no-brainer; proposition; tall order, large order; venture; Manhattan Project |
- undertaking - the trade of a funeral director
--2 is a kind of trade, craft
Verb undertake has 5 senses
- undertake, set about, attempt - enter upon an activity or enterprise
--1 is one way to initiate, pioneer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- undertake, tackle, take on - accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
--2 is one way to confront, face up, face
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- undertake, guarantee - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
--3 is one way to promise, assure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
--4 is one way to promise, assure
Sample sentence:
They undertake to move
- undertake, take in charge - accept as a charge
--5 is one way to accept, consent, go for
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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