(formal)
1 [VN] to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it:
to undertake a task / project * University professors both teach and undertake research. * The company has announced that it will undertake a full investigation into the accident.
2 to agree or promise that you will do sth:
[Vtoinf] He undertook to finish the job by Friday. [also Vthat]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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