Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for undertake. Search instead for einhundertste.
Definitions

undertake

[uhn-der-tayk] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪk /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

A US real estate firm announced Wednesday it is buying the Chrysler Building and will undertake a vast makeover of the Art Deco landmark that dominates New York City's skyline.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

BAS, which led this new research, says it is "one of the most extreme places in the world to undertake fieldwork".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Modern European and American eels undertake extraordinary migrations, traveling thousands of kilometers from freshwater rivers to reproduce in the Sargasso Sea.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We undertake detailed public research and build our products in partnership with educators based on rigorous learning science, while giving teachers and administrators control,” Google said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

To green activists, as the University of Wisconsin historian William Cronon has written, restoring this long-ago, putatively natural state is a task that society is morally bound to undertake.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Unitree’s humanoid robots can walk, run and climb and “can imitate & reinforce the learning drive” said the company, referring to algorithms that train the robot’s artificial intelligence as it undertakes tasks.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Point 11 of the MoU detailed that the "United States of America undertakes to make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The United States undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be released and made fully available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

If Miss Taylor undertakes to wrap Miss Emma up, you need not have any fears, sir.’

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

In all, she undertook three spacewalks on August 18 and 25, and September 1.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Prosecutors charged Linton under an “implied malice” theory, meaning Linton is guilty if she knew her actions were dangerous to human life but undertook them anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Concern stems from recent reports that Anthropic blocked use of AI tools to develop bioweapons and that swarms of AI bots autonomously undertook massive hacking operations.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

During Kaur’s tenure as chief financial officer, CEO Elhedery undertook a sweeping overhaul of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

After all the trouble and risk we undertook to get the money, it became useless.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

Harris said this has only been possible because organisations, including the Wildlife Trusts, have undertaken years of pollution clean up from legacy industry in the area.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

That revision was undertaken with analytical rigor: The process took two years, involved 35 agencies, incorporated extensive new and existing research, and elicited over 20,000 comments.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Times’ reporting on restraining orders was undertaken as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund and engagement initiative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"The charitable work of the duke and duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests."

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

It was the hardest task she had ever undertaken.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Given Mr. Dimon’s track record of persuasiveness, he could engage his fellow business leaders to support a nonpartisan undertaking like this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security called the undertaking the “largest DHS operation ever” earlier this year on X, with an estimated 2,000 agents deployed to the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Enter Reinsve and Stan, an ideal pair of leads capable of providing the understated, baseline emotion that Mungiu requires to pull off an undertaking as tricky as “Fjord.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"It should not have reached the point of sale and we take full responsibility for not undertaking proper due diligence," it said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Because of beliefs in Germany at the time—that women were physically and intellectually incapable of undertaking responsibilities outside the household realm—women could not formally train in a profession or manage a business.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




Vocabulary lists containing undertake


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com