undertake

Plural: undertakes

Verb

enter upon an activity or enterprise
accept as a challenge
promise to do or accomplish
enter into a contractual arrangement
accept as a charge
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
To assume, as a character; to take on.
To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.
To have knowledge of; to hear.
To have or take charge of.

Noun

The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.

Examples

He undertook to exercise more in future.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- + take (after undernim).

Synonyms

attempt, contract, guarantee, set about, tackle, take in charge, take on

Antonyms

overtake

Scrabble Score: 14

undertake: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
undertake: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
undertake: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

undertake: valid Words With Friends Word