Synonyms for undertake


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-der-teyk
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈteɪk

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Définition of undertake

Origin :
  • c.1200, "to entrap," in the same sense as Old English underniman (cf. Dutch ondernemen, German unternehmen), of which it is a partial loan-translation, from under + take. Cf. also French entreprendre "to undertake," from entre "between, among" + prendre "to take." The under in this word may be the same one that also may form the first element of understand. Meaning "to accept" is attested from mid-13c.; that of "to take upon oneself, to accept the duty of" is from c.1300.
  • verb attempt, engage in
Example sentences :
  • Who, again, could undertake the permanent care of his mother?
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • No one must undertake a journey in the Lozre with a scantily-furnished purse.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • On no other condition, added Nicias, would he undertake the command.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • I never give up what I once commence, and I never fail in what I undertake!
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Well, I undertake to stand 'em off for a bit; you take the bag and run for it.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Such letters may be bought or begged; I will undertake to procure them.
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Will you undertake to make her renounce the earl, who, I believe, is the devil incarnate?
  • Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock
  • I happen to be at my sister's, on my way from Cairo to Norway, so I undertake to run down.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Doctor, if you undertake it, said Johnson, I am sure youll make a good thing of it.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • I felt that the journey I was about to undertake was a very dangerous one.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Antonyms for undertake

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