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{
"term": "undertake",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "undertake",
"heSheIt": "undertakes"
},
"pastSimple": "undertook",
"pastParticiple": "undertaken",
"ingForm": "undertaking"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it",
"sensetop": "undertake something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **undertake a task/project**"
},
{
"text": "University professors both teach and **undertake research**."
},
{
"text": "The company has announced that it will undertake a full investigation into the accident."
},
{
"text": "The directors of the company refused to undertake such a risky venture."
},
{
"text": "The research initiative is being undertaken by a group of environmentalists."
},
{
"text": "They have undertaken a reappraisal of students' needs."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to agree or promise that you will do something",
"sensetop": "undertake to do somethingundertake that…",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He undertook to finish the job by Friday."
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertake__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndəˈteɪks/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertakes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndəˈtʊk/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertook__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndəˈteɪkən/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertaken__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertaking__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndərˈteɪk/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertake__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndərˈteɪks/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertakes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndərˈtʊk/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertook__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndərˈteɪkən/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertaken__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/",
"audio": "un/undertake/undertaking__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}