Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
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ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ
Noun
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
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Nobody troubles to keep his word, to carry out literally his undertakings. In my small way I try to set that right by showing them the logical development of their ways.
The Hong Kong SAR Government has given undertakings that such powers [powers to prevent people from leaving Hong Kong] will not be used and that the ability to remove people from flights will be applied only to stop certain asylum seekers from entering Hong Kong.
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
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He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848.
The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
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Noun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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he prepared for great undertakings
the trade of a funeral director