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undertake

释义

undertake

verb transitive

UK /ˌʌndə(r)ˈteɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	undertake
he/she/it	undertakes
present participle	undertaking
past tense	undertook
past participle	undertaken

1
to agree to be responsible for a job or a project and do it
The court will undertake a serious examination of the case.
The most recent survey of rare birds was undertaken in 1991.
It is one of the largest dam projects ever undertaken.
Synonyms and related words
To decide or agree to do something
agree
undertake
accept
Collocates
Nouns frequently used as objects of undertake
▪ analysis, assessment, investigation, programme, project, research, review, study, survey, task
2
formalto promise to do something
undertake to do something:
The government has undertaken to tackle unemployment as a priority.
To join the club, you have to undertake to buy a minimum of six books a year.
Synonyms and related words
To make a promise
promise
commit
swear
3
to go past another vehicle from a lane inside them
I’m forever reading about how cyclists shouldn’t undertake HGVs, and that’s certainly valid.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 05/06/2013
Open Dictionary - June2013

undertake

verb transitive

US /ˌʌndərˈteɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	undertake
he/she/it	undertakes
present participle	undertaking
past tense	undertook
past participle	undertaken

1
to agree to be responsible for a job or a project and do it
The court will undertake a serious examination of the case.
It is one of the largest dam projects ever undertaken.
Synonyms and related words
To decide or agree to do something
agree
undertake
accept
Collocates
Nouns frequently used as objects of undertake
▪ analysis, assessment, investigation, program, project, research, review, study, survey, task
2
formalto promise to do something
undertake to do something:
State senators undertook to use federal funds for improving schools.
To join the club, you have to undertake to buy a minimum of six books a year.
Synonyms and related words
To make a promise
promise
commit
swear
3
to go past another vehicle from a lane inside them
I’m forever reading about how cyclists shouldn’t undertake HGVs, and that’s certainly valid.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 05/06/2013
Open Dictionary - June2013

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