undertake

undertake
past tense - undertook; verb
1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) emprender, encargarse (de)
2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) comprometerse (a)
•
- undertaking
undertake vb comprometerse
he undertook to repair the damage se comprometió a reparar los daños
El pasado de undertake es undertook y el participio pasado es undertaken
undertake
tr[ʌndə'teɪk]
transitive verb (pt undertook tr[ʌndə'tʊk] , pp undertaken tr[ʌndə'teɪkən] )
1 (take on - job, task) emprender, encargarse de; (- responsibility) asumir
■ this is a responsibility few would undertake poca gente estaría dispuesta a asumir de esta responsabilidad
intransitive verb
1 (promise) comprometerse (to, a)
■ he undertook to supply the materials se comprometió a suministrar el material
undertake [.ʌndər'teɪk] vt, -took [-'tʊk] ; -taken [-'teɪkə n] ; -taking
1) : emprender (una tarea), asumir (una responsabilidad)
2) promise: comprometerse (a hacer algo)
undertake
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: undertook, undertaken) = abordar v.
• acometer v.
• embocar v.
• emprender v.
• encargarse de v.
'ʌndər'teɪk, ˌʌndə'teɪk
transitive verb (past -took; past p -taken)
a) (take upon oneself) \<\<responsibility\>\> asumir; \<\<obligation\>\> contraer*; \<\<task\>\> emprender
b) (promise, guarantee)

to undertake to + INF — comprometerse a + inf

[ˌʌndǝ'teɪk] (pt undertook) (pp undertaken) [ˌˌʌndǝ'teɪkǝn]
1.
VT [+ task] emprender; [+ responsibility] asumir

to undertake to do sth — comprometerse a hacer algo

to undertake that ... — comprometerse a que ...

2.
VT (Brit) (Aut) * adelantar por el lado contrario or el carril indebido
3.
VI (Brit) (Aut) * adelantar por el lado contrario or el carril indebido
* * *
['ʌndər'teɪk, ˌʌndə'teɪk]
transitive verb (past -took; past p -taken)
a) (take upon oneself) \<\<responsibility\>\> asumir; \<\<obligation\>\> contraer*; \<\<task\>\> emprender
b) (promise, guarantee)

to undertake to + INF — comprometerse a + inf


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