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undertook

[uhn-der-took] / ˌʌn dərˈtʊk /

VERB

attempt, engage in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence guarantee initiate launch offer shoulder tackle try

STRONG

agree bargain commit contract covenant devote embark endeavor hazard move pledge promise stake stipulate venture volunteer

WEAK

address oneself answer for commit oneself enter upon fall into go about go for go in for go into have a hand in have a try make a run at pitch in set about set in motion set out take on take the plunge take upon oneself try out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease complete conclude deny end finish neglect refuse stop

STRONG

break disagree discourage stay

WEAK

abstain forego forget

Example Sentences

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Step by step did he proceed, Nerved by valor, not by greed, And at last the crowning deed Undertook.

From Complete Poetical Works by Harte, Bret

Undertook in 1512 an embassy from Florence to the Court of Ferdinand the Catholic, and learned diplomacy in Spain.

From Immortal Memories by Shorter, Clement King

But a dwarf, whom she had brought up, Undertook the fight with him.

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

The princes were sent for, who swore They would punish this finikin boy; So Achilles and two or three more, Undertook the destruction of Troy.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 284, November 24, 1827 by Various