undertaking
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undertaking
- /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, undertake + -ing.
noun undertakings
- The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- A promise or pledge; a guarantee. Nobody troubles to keep his word, to carry out literally his undertakings. In my small way I try to set that right by showing them the logical development of their ways.
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That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848.
Similar: enterprise, pursuit, establishment, activity, doings, endeavor, pursuance, undertaking, venture
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The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
Opposite: overtaking
verb
- present participle and gerund of undertake
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: labor, task, project, firms, contractor, draft, carrier, carrying, launch, works, factory, launching, making, embarking, delivery, enlistment
Translations
Every language
noun The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
| Español | funeraria |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 殯儀業 /殡仪业 bìnyíyè |
| Ελληνικά | γραφείο κηδειών grafeío kideión |
| Русский | похоро́нное бюро́ poxorónnoje bjuró, ритуа́льные услу́ги rituálʹnyje uslúgi, бюро́ ритуа́льных услу́г bjuró rituálʹnyx uslúg |
noun A promise or pledge; a guarantee
| Italiano | garanzia |
|---|---|
| Русский | обяза́тельство objazátelʹstvo, гара́нтия garántija |
noun That which is undertaken
| Español | emprendimiento, destajo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 事業 /事业 shìyè, 任務 /任务 rènwu, 工作 gōngzuò |
| हिन्दी | उपक्रम upakram, उद्यम udyam |
| Français | entreprise |
| Deutsch | Unternehmen |
| Русский | предприя́тие predprijátije, мероприя́тие meroprijátije, начина́ние načinánije, зате́я zatéja |
Talk about this word "undertaking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/undertaking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. undertaking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/undertaking "undertaking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/undertaking.Cite this
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title = {undertaking},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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