undertake verb (DO) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/ˌʌn.dəˈteɪk/

/-dɚ-/ v [T] (undertook, undertaken)

Definition

slightly formal to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult

Students are required to undertake simple experiments.

(Definition of undertake verb (DO) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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