undertake

v., -took (-tʊk'), -tak·en, -tak·ing, -takes.

v.tr.

1. To take upon oneself; decide or agree to do: undertake a task.
2. To pledge or commit oneself: undertake to care for an elderly relative.
3. To set about; begin.
4. Obsolete. To accept combat with.

v.intr. Archaic
To make oneself responsible. Used with for.

verb

1. To take upon oneself: assume, incur, shoulder, tackle, take on, take over. See accept/reject.
2. To assume an obligation: contract, engage, pledge, promise. See agree/disagree, obligation.
3. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.

v

Definition: attempt, engage in
Antonyms: abstain, forego, forget

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IN BRIEF: To try to do.

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. — Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undergå, gennemgå, foretage, påtage sig, garantere, stå inde for
v. intr. - undergået, gennemgået

Nederlands (Dutch)
op zich nemen, ondernemen, zich verbinden, beloven dat

Français (French)
v. tr. - entreprendre (une recherche), occuper (une fonction), se charger de (d'une mission), s'engager à
v. intr. - s'occuper de, s'engager à

Deutsch (German)
v. - übernehmen, sich verbürgen, sich verpflichten, unternehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναλαμβάνω, υπόσχομαι ή δεσμεύομαι να, επιχειρώ, εγγυώμαι

Italiano (Italian)
assumere, intraprendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - empreender, encarregar-se

Русский (Russian)
предпринимать, брать на себя определенные обязательства или функции, ручаться, гарантировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asumir, comprometerse, emprender, encargarse de
v. intr. - ser fiador o garante

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - företa, sätta igång med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
承担, 许诺, 担任, 负责, 担保, 承办丧葬事宜

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 承擔, 許諾, 擔任
v. intr. - 負責, 擔保, 承辦喪葬事宜

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 맡다, ~을 단언하다, 기도하다
v. intr. - 증인이 되다, 보증하다, 장의사를 운영하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引き受ける, 管理する, …する義務を負う, 着手する, 保証する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) اخذ على عاتقه, تعهد, التزم, شرع في‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נטל על עצמו, התחייב, הבטיח, ערב ש-‬
v. intr. - ‮התחייב (מיושן), ערב ל-‬

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