undertaking
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
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empresa
- The construction of the new bridge is a challenging undertaking that will take several years to complete.
- a major undertaking
- an enormous undertaking
- a huge undertaking
So with that, that was a huge undertaking, but we did it.
- So with that, that was a huge undertaking, but we did it.
- So you have to, I mean, it's, it's a, it's a massive undertaking, takes years.
- Like it's a overwhelming undertaking and it's and it's got its own risk.
- It says he favors our undertakings.
- It started as a thoroughly private enterprise undertaking coming out of feudalism.
- So this is not a trivial undertaking.
- That's been like a huge undertaking, an amazing amount of work that I have been able to do.
- So this is some really great advice that can, as he says, be put into practice with every single undertaking, every single activity that we choose to do.
- He's engaged in this massive undertaking which involves understanding and then translating.
- Father's advice Ruth, if you don't want to start law school, you have a good reason to resist the undertaking.
- So it can get very easy to underestimate how large the undertaking of just populating something like that scale, not just exactly, right.
- And I'm going to be honest, I don't think I really understood how expensive and undertaking this was going to be.
Examples
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Organizing the event was a significant undertaking that required extensive planning.
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That's been like a huge undertaking, an amazing amount of work that I have been able to do.
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So with that, that was a huge undertaking, but we did it.
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So you have to, I mean, it's, it's a, it's a massive undertaking, takes years.
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It's been quite an undertaking.
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This is a massive undertaking.
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It's such a remarkable undertaking.
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It's quite an enormous undertaking.
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Today, there is little room in most library budgets for such an undertaking.
Academic text (2013) -
"The project has been an enormous undertaking," says ecologist Charlie Cooper.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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2.5
A planned piece of work to reach a goal
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1.0
A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person
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1.2
A piece of work given by a teacher or boss
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5.8
A difficult task or situation to deal with
Compounds
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undertaking comes from the verb undertake (from under- + take) meaning 'to take on' a job or duty, so an undertaking is something you 'take on' — a project or difficult task.