| VERB | creation | undertake, set about, attempt | enter upon an activity or enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | undertake, tackle, take on | accept as a challenge | |
| communication | undertake, guarantee | promise to do or accomplish | |
| communication | undertake, contract | enter into a contractual arrangement | |
| social | undertake, take in charge | accept as a charge |
| Sounds | ah'ndertey.k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | Enter upon an activity or enterprise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | set about, attempt | |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
| Spanish | emprender, intentar | |
| Catalan | emprendre, intentar | |
| Nouns | undertaking | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted |
| Meaning | Accept as a challenge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tackle, take on | |
| Narrower | rise | Exert oneself to meet a challenge |
| Broader | confront, face up, face | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
| Spanish | abordar, emprender, encarar, placar | |
| Catalan | abordar, emprendre, encarar | |
| Meaning | promise to do or accomplish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonym | guarantee | |
| Narrower | underwrite, subvention, subvent | guarantee financial support of |
| Broader | promise, assure | make a promise or commitment |
| Spanish | acometer, avalar, comprometerse, emprender, garantizar | |
| Catalan | avalar, comprometre's, garantir | |
| Meaning | Enter into a contractual arrangement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They undertake to move | |
| Synonym | contract | |
| Entailed by | subcontract | Work under a subcontract |
| Narrower | rent, hire, charter, lease | hold under a lease or rental agreement |
| rent, lease | Let for money | |
| sign | Be engaged by a written agreement | |
| stipulate, qualify, condition, specify | Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement | |
| stipulate | make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force | |
| Broader | promise, assure | make a promise or commitment |
| Spanish | contractar, contratar | |
| Meaning | Accept as a charge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | take in charge | |
| Broader | accept, consent, go for | Give an affirmative reply to |
| Spanish | encargarse | |
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