undertake
verb (used with object)
to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt.
have been undertaking
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present perfect progressiveof undertake.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Detectives have been undertaking a UK-wide investigation to identify the owners of each of the dead dogs.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
She chose an activity that she thought she should have been undertaking with a similar commitment to regularity, but was not.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
“The work is really a continuation of the culture work that we have been undertaking for the past couple years,” Davis said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Victims of such missteps have been undertaking legal action to get reparations for false arrest, imprisonment, and generally a violation of their civil rights.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2021
The most serious is that U.S. spymasters may have been undertaking unauthorized covert operations and all the while furthering the ends of B.C.C.I.
From Time Magazine Archive
