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undertook

UK/ʌndəˈtʊk/US/ʌndɚˈtʊk/Northern England/ʊndəˈtʊk/Northern Ireland, Scotland/ʌndəɹˈtʉk/

A form of undertake — To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on.

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Meanings

verb

pastsimple past of undertake

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with undertook

book look took outlook hook brook brooke shook koch overlook chinook crook logbook rook mook chook overcook blook jook chequebook abrook bring to book by hook or by crook Corner Brook

Cite this entry

APA

undertook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undertook

MLA

“undertook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undertook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undertook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undertook.

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