undertake

undertake is a 9-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.
2. transitive verb. Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract.
3. transitive verb. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm.
4. transitive verb. To assume, as a character.
5. transitive verb. To engage with; to attack.
6. transitive verb. To have knowledge of; to hear.
7. transitive verb. To take or have the charge of.
8. intransitive verb. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
9. intransitive verb. To venture; to hazard.
10. intransitive verb. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety.
11. verb. enter into a contractual arrangement

    Synonyms: contract

12. verb. promise to do or accomplish

    "guarantee to free the prisoners"

    Synonyms: guarantee

13. verb. enter upon an activity or enterprise

    Synonyms: attempt

14. verb. accept as a charge
15. verb. accept as a challenge

    "I'll tackle this difficult task"

    Synonyms: tackle

Synonyms

contract, guarantee, attempt, tackle

Common word forms

undertaker, undertakes, undertaking, undertakement

Words from these letters

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