undertaking

noun

OPAL W

/ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/

/ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/

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[countable] a task or project, especially one that is important and/or difficult synonym venture
- He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking.
- In those days, the trip across country was a dangerous undertaking.
- the first joint undertaking of the two societies
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- considerable
- large
- …
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[countable] (formal) an agreement or a promise to do something
- undertaking (to do something) a government undertaking to spend more on education
- undertaking (that…) The landlord gave a written undertaking that the repairs would be carried out.
Extra Examples
- The factory failed to honour its undertaking to stop dumping waste into the local river.
- Neither side had honoured its undertaking to end the conflict.
- He gave an undertaking that he would not interfere again.
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- solemn
- express
- irrevocable
- …
verb + undertaking
- give (somebody)
- make
- seek
- …
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/ˈʌndəteɪkɪŋ/

/ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
[uncountable] the business of an undertaker

单词	undertaking
释义	undertaking noun OPAL W /ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/ jump to other results [countable] a task or project, especially one that is important and/or difficult synonym venture He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking. In those days, the trip across country was a dangerous undertaking. the first joint undertaking of the two societies Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big considerable large … See full entry [countable] (formal) an agreement or a promise to do something undertaking (to do something) a government undertaking to spend more on education undertaking (that…) The landlord gave a written undertaking that the repairs would be carried out. Extra Examples The factory failed to honour its undertaking to stop dumping waste into the local river. Neither side had honoured its undertaking to end the conflict. He gave an undertaking that he would not interfere again. Topics Discussion and agreementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective solemn express irrevocable … verb + undertaking give (somebody) make seek … See full entry /ˈʌndəteɪkɪŋ/ /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/ [uncountable] the business of an undertaker
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