undertaking

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
noun
R

A big or important task or project

Starting a new business is a big undertaking that requires careful planning.

R

A promise to do something

She made an undertaking to finish the work by Friday.

R

The work of preparing dead people for burial

The undertaking business helps families during difficult times.

translation

n. A big or important task or project; A promise to do something; The work of preparing dead people for burial

Word Forms

Plural undertakings