undertake

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To begin or take on a task, often a difficult or important one.

   The team undertook a major review of the company's finances.

2. 2
   verb

   To formally promise or commit to doing something.

   He undertook to exercise more in the future.

3. 3
   verb

   To enter into a contract or agreement to do something.

   The firm undertook to deliver the goods by Friday.

From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- + take (after undernim).

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