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Word entry · 9 letters

undertake

Best crossword clue

"Begin a task"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/Part of speech verbSorted adeeknrtuStarts with UEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
1U2N3D4E5R6T7A8K9E

Definitions

  1. enter into a contractual arrangement

Word origin

From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- + take (after undernim).

Used in a sentence

  • This said, he sat; and expectation held His look suspense, awaiting who appeared To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt.
  • He undertook to exercise more in future.
  • […] if King Lewis vouchsafe to furnish us With some few bands of chosen soldiers, I’ll undertake to land them on our coast And force the tyrant from his seat by war.

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