Learn English Irregular Verbsundertake /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/
- 1 to begin or attempt to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult:
It seems likely that I will undertake the expedition that has been on my mind for some days.
The company undertook a full investigation into the accident.
Most young people had undertaken a single post-school program, but about one-third enrolled in a second award. - 2 to promise or agree that you will do something:
The government undertook that the park will remain intact.
She will undertake to pay the money back in two months.
Past simple
- undertook /ˌʌndəˈtʊk/
- undertaked
Past participle
- undertaken /ˌʌndəˈteɪkən/
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