undertake

1. (transitive)To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on.

   They undertook the new venture, not sure where it would lead.

   They undertook cleaning the house room by room.

   unternehmen, ausführen

   предпринима́тьpredprinimátʹ, предприня́тьpredprinjátʹ

   роби́тиrobýty, зді́йснюватиzdíjsnjuvaty, розпочина́тиrozpočynáty

2. (intransitive)To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).

   He undertook to exercise more in future.

   They undertook to clean the house room by room.

   sich verpflichten

   руча́тьсяručátʹsja, поручи́тьсяporučítʹsja

   руча́тисяručátysja, гарантува́тиharantuváty

3. (UK, informal)To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.

4. (archaic, intransitive)To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.

5. (obsolete, transitive)To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.

6. (obsolete)To assume, as a character; to take on.

7. (obsolete)To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.

8. (obsolete)To have knowledge of; to hear.

9. (obsolete)To have or take charge of.

   accept as a charge

1. He undertook a great deal of work.

   deEr nahm einen Großteil der Arbeit auf sich. — Alois

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2. She undertook the responsibility for the project.

   deSie übernahm die Verantwortung für das Projekt. — Zaghawa

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3. She has undertaken too much work.

   deSie hat sich zu viel Arbeit aufgeladen. — Tamy

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4. Cows undertake a process called rumination.

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5. Whatever we may undertake, diligence is important.

   ruЧто бы мы ни предприняли, важно усердие. — odexed

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