undertaking
part of speech
noun (an undertaking, undertakings); verb form (present participle of undertake: undertake, undertakes, undertook, undertaken, undertaking)
meaning for a pupil
1) A big or difficult job or project. tree →
2) (formal) A promise to do something. tree →
3) The work of an undertaker (arranging funerals). tree →
sense in the lessons
In formal and exam language «a huge undertaking» means a big task. In stories it describes a long journey or adventure. In law it means a promise. Phrases: a major undertaking, give an undertaking.
examples
- Building the tree house was a big undertaking. tree →
- Climbing the mountain was a dangerous undertaking. tree →
- The shop gave an undertaking to refund faulty goods. tree →
- Moving house is quite an undertaking. tree →
- The project was a joint undertaking by two schools. tree →
- She is undertaking a course in first aid. tree →
- To cross to the opposite shore was an undertaking fraught with danger to life and limb. tree →
note
Undertake is irregular: undertake, undertook, undertaken. An undertaker is a person who arranges funerals. Countable: an undertaking.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «undertaking» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.