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undertaking

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/noun4 syllables

Undertaking means: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.

Synonyms for undertaking11

noun, as in any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

project, task, labor, labour

also used for undertaking

enterprise, pursuit, establishment, activity, doings, endeavor, pursuance

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What does undertaking mean?2

noun

1

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted“he prepared for great undertakings”

2

the trade of a funeral director

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Undertaking in a sentence

  • The undertaking entailed great expense upon the government.unknown
  • The undertaking was a failure from the beginning.orcrist
  • He is sure of succeeding in his undertaking.unknown
  • He enthusiastically engaged himself in this honorable undertaking.jorge855
  • Making love when you have kids at home can become a difficult undertaking.Opiejay888
  • Undertaking university studies will cost you ten thousand pounds at a minimum.rafaeld4
  • Every action and every undertaking seem to aim at some good.JMLlovet
  • We didn’t have the foggiest notion of what we were undertaking.sacredceltic

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Forms of undertaking

as a noun

plural
undertakings