Synonyms for undertaken

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-der-teyk

Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈteɪk

Définition of undertaken

Origin : c.1200, "to entrap," in the same sense as Old English underniman (cf. Dutch ondernemen, German unternehmen), of which it is a partial loan-translation, from under + take. Cf. also French entreprendre "to undertake," from entre "between, among" + prendre "to take." The under in this word may be the same one that also may form the first element of understand. Meaning "to accept" is attested from mid-13c.; that of "to take upon oneself, to accept the duty of" is from c.1300.

adj set in motion

Example sentences :

In accordance with the advice of Hippocrates, the journey to Olympia was undertaken.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

At the moment of parting he began to realize that he had undertaken a difficult task.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Yet do I know what a task I have undertaken, because of the knack you are noted for at writing.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

You think of other duties you have undertaken, and wonder who will carry them through.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

The voyage was undertaken in compliance with an application from the Royal Society.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

Mrs. Merton had undertaken the duties that appertain to the "hissing urn."
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Anxious to get on with the task he had undertaken, he hastened home.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

The voyages I have since undertaken were always from eleven to sixteen months.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

For whom had those gigantic works of new Rome been undertaken?
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

A practical siege was undertaken, under the most favorable circumstances.
Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various

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