- present participle of undertake.
undertaking
Example Sentences
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Moving a six-ton stone over such a vast distance would have been an enormous undertaking for Neolithic communities.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
To compete with the upstarts, DraftKings and its closest competitor, Flutter-owned FanDuel, each launched their own prediction markets—no small undertaking.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In a statement Hearts said its entire staff had no alternative but to leave immediately, without undertaking post-match media duties.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“It’s going to be just a massive undertaking to produce all these satellites,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
He made a pot of dough in the undertaking business after he got out of Pencey.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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