undertaking en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
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Etymology
By surface analysis, undertake + -ing.
Meanings
- The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
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A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
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.
2023 June 22, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Hong Kong: Local laws and customs: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.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
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.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 58:
- The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undertakings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
undertaking · pursuance · pursuit · enterprise · pursuit · establishment · venture · enterprise · doings · activity · endeavor
Translations (61)
yi אונטערנעמונג (The act of one who undertakes) · ru гара́нтия (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · pl antrepryza (That which is undertaken) · fi sopimus (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · nb foretak (That which is undertaken) · fr entreprise (That which is undertaken) · bg погребално бюро (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · bg гаранция (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · ga gabháil (The act of one who undertakes) · be пачына́нне (That which is undertaken) · pl przedsięwzięcie (That which is undertaken) · es funeraria (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · fi hanke (That which is undertaken) · da virksomhed (That which is undertaken) · bg предприятие (That which is undertaken) · fi lupaus (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · la susceptus (That which is undertaken) · ru ритуа́льные услу́ги (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · bg поемане на задължение (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · sv begravningsbyrå (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · sv företag (That which is undertaken) · mi hinonga (That which is undertaken) · pl antrepryza (The act of one who undertakes) · cmn 任務 /任务 (That which is undertaken) · hu vállalkozás (That which is undertaken) · ru бюро́ ритуа́льных услу́г (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · ru мероприя́тие (That which is undertaken) · hi उपक्रम (That which is undertaken) · fi aie (That which is undertaken) · ru обяза́тельство (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · es emprendimiento (That which is undertaken) · da firma (That which is undertaken) · fa گورکن (That which is undertaken) · yi אונטערנעמונג (That which is undertaken) · ru зате́я (That which is undertaken) · uk підприє́мство (That which is undertaken) · be мерапрые́мства (That which is undertaken) · fa تضمین (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · ru начина́ние (That which is undertaken) · grc ἐπιχείρημα (That which is undertaken) · uk почина́ння (That which is undertaken) · ru похоро́нное бюро́ (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · cmn 殯儀業 /殡仪业 (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · bg дело (That which is undertaken) · de Unternehmen (That which is undertaken) · be прадпрые́мства (That which is undertaken) · el γραφείο κηδειών (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · it garanzia (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · cmn 事業 /事业 (That which is undertaken) · pl zakład pogrzebowy (The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals) · uk за́хід (That which is undertaken) · cmn 工作 (That which is undertaken) · pl przedsięwzięcie (The act of one who undertakes) · hi उद्यम (That which is undertaken) · pl gwarancja (A promise or pledge; a guarantee) · pdt Äwanämen (That which is undertaken) · fa مردهشور (That which is undertaken) · ota تشبث (That which is undertaken) · ru предприя́тие (That which is undertaken) · es destajo (That which is undertaken) · la coeptum (That which is undertaken)