What does undertaking mean?
Definitions for undertaking
ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kɪŋ, ˈʌn dərˌteɪ- for 1-3 ; ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kɪŋ for 4,5un·der·tak·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
undertaking, project, task, labornoun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"he prepared for great undertakings"
undertakingnoun
the trade of a funeral director
Wiktionary
undertakingnoun
Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
undertakingnoun
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
undertakingnoun
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
undertakingnoun
The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Undertakingnoun
Attempt; enterprize; engagement.
Etymology: from undertake.
Mighty men they are called; which sheweth a strength surpassing others: and men of renown, that is, of great undertaking and adventurous actions. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.
If this seem too great an undertaking for the humour of our age, then such a sum of money ought to lie ready for taking off all such pieces of cloth as shall be brought in. William Temple.
ChatGPT
undertaking
An undertaking is generally defined as a task, project, or work that requires significant effort or commitment to complete. It can also refer to a promise or guarantee that something will be done or carried out. The term can be used in business, legal, and general contexts.
Webster Dictionary
Undertaking
of Undertake
Undertakingnoun
the act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business
Undertakingnoun
that which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise
Undertakingnoun
specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
Undertakingnoun
a promise or pledge; a guarantee
Wikidata
Undertaking
Undertaking or overtaking on the inside refers to the practice of overtaking a slower vehicle on a road using the lane that is kerb side of the vehicle being passed; that is to say, a lane to the left of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the left, or a lane to the right of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the right. The practice of undertaking, therefore, may only usually occur on a motorway or other road where there is more than one lane in the same direction or when the width of the roads makes this possible. Many countries consider undertaking dangerous and therefore designate it a driving offence, however most countries make the distinction between involuntary undertaking as opposed to the deliberate attempt to pass a slower moving vehicle for one's own benefit.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'undertaking' in Nouns Frequency: #2220
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of undertaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of undertaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of undertaking in a Sentence
It is not a simple thing for CE (chief executive) to step down, and I myself still have the passion and undertaking to service Hong Kong people, i hope that Hong Kong society can give me and my team the opportunity and room to allow us to use our new governance style to response to people's demand in economy and in livelihood.
To explore the whole moon at the level of detail required, that's a big undertaking, but long term, we should be keeping an open mind to that.
Any culling through the use of firearms is a confronting topic, it almost goes against everything that we aim to do from a conservation perspective. The welfare of the animal and any young are at their highest priority for us in undertaking what is a confronting program.
We are not happy about any jailed woman, we want free women undertaking income-generating activities.
If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in a vast undertaking, does not care to look beyond the lever of a machine, does not choose to know how the machine got there or what makes his job possible, and proclaims that the management of the undertaking is parasitical and unneccessary.
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