Thesaurus: undertake
To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.
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Definitions
- v. t. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.
- v. t. Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract.
- v. t. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm.
- v. t. To assume, as a character.
- v. t. To engage with; to attack.
- v. t. To have knowledge of; to hear.
- v. t. To take or have the charge of.
- v. i. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
- v. i. To venture; to hazard.
- v. i. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety.
- v. enter upon an activity or enterprise
- v. accept as a challenge