undertaking
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ//
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
noun
- 1
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- 2
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
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.
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
Etymology
By surface analysis, undertake + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of undertakepresent participle and gerund of undertake
Forms
- plural
- undertakings
undertaking · The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
underwater · Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the…underway · In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a…underwear · Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.