What does “undertaking” mean?
- 1
nouna big or difficult task or project
Building the bridge was a massive undertaking.
- 2
nouna formal promise to do something
He gave an undertaking to repay the money.
Undertaking at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- C1 (advanced)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈʌndɚˌteɪkɪŋ/ · UN-der-tay-king
How to use “undertaking” correctly
An “undertaker” is a funeral director, not someone who does undertakings.
Common phrases with “undertaking”
- a major undertaking
- give an undertaking
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- undertake
- undertaker
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