undertaking

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
• SAMPA: /"Vnd3r%teIkIN/

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Noun

Singular undertaking

Plural undertakings

1. The work of an undertaker; the management of funerals.
2. A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
3. Any business, work, or project that a person does or tries to do.

   The re-organization of the company was a large undertaking.

Verb

Plain form undertake

Third-person singular undertakes

Past tense undertook

Past participle undertaken

Present participle undertaking

1. The present participle of undertake.