undertaking
the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
a task, enterprise, etc., undertaken.
a promise; pledge; guarantee.
the business of an undertaker or funeral director.
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How to use undertaking in a sentence
The family-run company cites two reasons for undertaking this effort.
Under these circumstances, the kind of unilateral executive action Obama is undertaking will become more and more common.
Flying an Ebola patient halfway across the world is a difficult undertaking, to say the least.
Was Flying Hero Doctor With Ebola to the U.S. the Wrong Call? | Abby Haglage | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt took a special, meticulous kind of person to accomplish the undertaking, someone with brains, patience, and nerves of steel.
The exhibit chronicles the casting of Scarlett as a monumental undertaking.
He took what appeared to him to be quite sufficient for a book to a friend who had voiced an interest in his undertaking.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxWith his pipe he would not dispense, and he always took two or three puffs, at least, before undertaking anything.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.May you succeed in your undertaking and also be independent, is the sincere wish of your friend.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickFirst, a voluntary undertaking to work for another without compensation cannot be enforced.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesShould the undertaking yield profits, Uville shall also be credited for 2000 dollars for the value of the model.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick
British Dictionary definitions for undertaking
/ (ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ) /
something undertaken; task, venture, or enterprise
an agreement to do something
the business of an undertaker
informal the practice of overtaking on an inner lane a vehicle which is travelling in an outer lane
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