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Uncommonundertaking
The correct spelling is undertaking.
How to pronounce undertaking
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
Say it like: Und-ert-aki-ng
The correct spelling is undertaking. To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). For example: "He undertook to exercise more in future."
Usage Examples
“He undertook to exercise more in future.”
“I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- 2.To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
- 3.To overtake on the wrong side.
- 4.To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
- 5.To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
noun
- 1.The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
- 2.A promise or pledge; a guarantee
- 3.That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise
- 4.The act of one who undertakes (in either sense)
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