v.
Pronunciation: ˌ ə n-d ə r- ' t ā k
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -took \ - ' tu ̇ k \ ; -tak · en \ - ' t ā -k ə n \ ; -tak · ing
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to take upon oneself : set about : ATTEMPT < undertake a task> < undertake to learn to swim>
2 : to put oneself under obligation to perform also : to accept as a charge or responsibility <the lawyer who undertook the case>
3 : GUARANTEE , PROMISE <readily undertook that the letter should be securely conveyed ― Sir Walter Scott>
intransitive verb archaic : to give surety or assume responsibility