undertook

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undertook

/ʌndəˈtʊk/ UK
/ʌndɚˈtʊk/ US
/ʊndəˈtʊk/ Northern England
/ʌndəɹˈtʉk/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -ʊk

verb

past simple past of undertake

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: went, took, underwent, ran, gave, became, began, did, threw, endeavoured, fired, completed, traveled, travelled, decided, accepted

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"undertook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/undertook. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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undertook. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/undertook

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"undertook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/undertook.

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@misc{undertook_2026,
  title = {undertook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undertook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}