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  2. verb (used with object) , un·der·took [uhn-der-, took],un·der·tak·en, un·der·tak·ing. to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail. to promise, agree, or obligate oneself (followed by an infinitive): The married couple undertook to love, honor, and cherish each other.

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      Undertook definition: the simple past tense of undertake. ....

  3. un·der·take. to take on (a task, project, challenge or the like); decide or start to do. This is the second large project she's undertaken this year. I don't want to undertake such an important task if I can't give it my full attention. to promise or obligate oneself to do (something).

  4. Undertook definition: the simple past tense of undertake. . See examples of UNDERTOOK used in a sentence.

  5. definition 1: to decide or start to do. Sometimes I undertake more projects than I can finish. synonyms: embark on, enter upon, start. similar words: approach, assume, attempt, begin, commence, tackle, try. definition 2: to promise or obligate oneself to do.

  6. 1. to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt. She undertook the job of answering all the mail. 2.(fol. by an infinitive) to promise, agree, or obligate oneself. The married couple undertook to love, honor, and cherish each other. 3.(fol. by a clause) to warrant or guarantee.

  7. undertook. They often undertook the elimination of censorship rather than enter costly legal battles to preserve the practice. From the Cambridge English Corpus. The parents undertook weekly homework exercises that involved some reading and implementation of the techniques at home with an index child.

  8. to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult: He needs to undertake a proper cashflow and budgeting exercise . Some companies have undertaken a thorough transformation of their production methods .

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