undertaking

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undertaking
n. mission, that which one takes on; promise, pledge; act of taking on; profession of arranging funerals
 
undertake
v. take on, receive responsibility for a task; guarantee, pledge

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undertaking

Noun
1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
(synonym) project, task, labor
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
(derivation) undertake, set about, attempt
2. the trade of a funeral director
(hypernym) trade, craft

 
undertake

Verb
1. enter upon an activity or enterprise
(synonym) set about, attempt
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(derivation) undertaking, project, task, labor
2. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
(synonym) tackle, take on
(hypernym) confront, face up, face
(hyponym) rise
3. promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
(synonym) guarantee
(hypernym) promise, assure
(hyponym) underwrite, subvention, subvent
4. enter into a contractual arrangement
(synonym) contract
(hypernym) promise, assure
(hyponym) stipulate
5. accept as a charge
(synonym) take in charge
(hypernym) accept, consent, go for


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undertaking
n. podnik; počin; obchod; závazek
 
undertake
v. podniknout; pustit se do čeho; slíbit; zavázat se

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undertaking
Rzecz. przedsięwzięcie; zobowiązanie
 
undertake
Czas. przeprowadzać; podejmować się (wykonania czegoś); zobowiązywać się