undertake

Etymology
From ; equivalent to (after ).

Verb

 * 1)  To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
 * 2)  To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
 * 3)  To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
 * 4)  To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
 * 5)  To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
 * 1)  To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
 * 2)  To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
 * 3)  To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
 * 1)  To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
 * 1)  To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
 * 1)  To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.


 * 1)  To assume, as a character; to take on.
 * 2)  To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.
 * 3)  To have knowledge of; to hear.
 * 4)  To have or take charge of.
 * 1)  To have knowledge of; to hear.
 * 2)  To have or take charge of.
 * 1)  To have or take charge of.
 * 1)  To have or take charge of.

Usage notes

 * Sense: To commit oneself. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
 * See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dalmatian: imprandro
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἐπιχειρέω
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Occitan: emprendre, emprene
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:, , розпочина́ти,


 * Bulgarian: поемам задължение
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἐπιχειρέω
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: oati
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, comprometer-se
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: zavezati se
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: руча́тися, гарантува́ти

Noun

 * 1)  The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.