"undertaking" meaning in English

See undertaking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-undertaking.ogg [US] Forms: undertaking [singular], undertakings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The work of an undertaker; the management of funerals.
    Sense id: simple-undertaking-en-noun-clSvV7ad
  2. A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
    Sense id: simple-undertaking-en-noun-tCkCH7io
  3. Any business, work, or project that a person does or tries to do.
    Sense id: simple-undertaking-en-noun-fFNsyBuA

Verb

IPA: /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-undertaking.ogg [US] Forms: undertake [canonical], undertakes [third-person, singular], undertook [past], undertaken [past, participle], undertaking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|undertake|undertakes|undertook|undertaken|undertaking}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of undertake.
    Sense id: simple-undertaking-en-verb-SGdkQvAe
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