undertake
/ˌʌndɚˈteɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
British usage; Informal
Example Sentences
- "They undertook the new venture, not sure where it would lead."
- "They undertook cleaning the house room by room."
- "This said, he sat; and expectation held His look suspense, awaiting who appeared To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt."
- "He undertook to exercise more in future."
- "They undertook to clean the house room by room."
- "[…] if King Lewis vouchsafe to furnish us With some few bands of chosen soldiers, I’ll undertake to land them on our coast And force the tyrant from his seat by war."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌndɚˈteɪk/
- British English: /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/
Usage
Inflected Forms
undertakes (present, singular)
undertaking (participle, present)
undertook (past)
undertaken (participle, past)
undirtake (alternative, obsolete)
undertakes (plural)