Undertaking Definition

ŭndər-tākĭng
undertakings
noun
undertakings
Something undertaken; task; charge; enterprise.
Webster's New World
The action of beginning a task or venture.
The undertaking of the expedition.
American Heritage
A promise; guarantee.
Webster's New World

The business of an undertaker.

Webster's New World
The profession or duties of a funeral director.
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verb

Present participle of undertake.

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Other Word Forms of Undertaking

Noun

Singular:
undertaking
Plural:
undertakings

Undertaking Sentence Examples

  • One would sit without moving, undertaking nothing....

  • The undertaking was proposed by the French A merica.

  • The secrecy of the undertaking heightened its charm and they marched gaily.

  • Scarcely, however, was this great undertaking fairly commenced when he accepted the post of private secretary to Lord Durham on the latter's appointment as special commissioner to Canada.

  • He considered once more the folly of his undertaking, but pushed away his second thoughts.

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Words Starting With

UUNUND

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GNGING

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