undertaking
Americannoun
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the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
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a task, enterprise, etc., undertaken.
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a promise; pledge; guarantee.
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the business of an undertaker or funeral director.
noun
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something undertaken; task, venture, or enterprise
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an agreement to do something
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the business of an undertaker
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informal the practice of overtaking on an inner lane a vehicle which is travelling in an outer lane
Etymology
Origin of undertaking
Example Sentences
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In undertaking this role, one of the most challenging and revered in 20th-century theater, he willfully—and rewardingly—hides that blazing light under a proverbial bushel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Along with making fun, relatable music, Cissé deals with the huge undertaking of building a successful pop identity as a Black girl in a white-girl-dominated realm.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Most investors we speak with are cautious about power companies undertaking large new nuclear risk in general,” he wrote.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Rearmament on the scale Germany is now undertaking has required a major change in the way the country thinks about its defence, and about the place of the armed forces in society.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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