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undertaken
(vbl.)undertaked的過去分詞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Un·der·take
v. t.
[
imp.
Undertook
p. p.
Undertaken
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Undertaking
.]
1.
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
.
To
second
,
or
oppose
,
or
undertake
The
perilous
attempt
. --
Milton
.
2.
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
.
I
'
ll
undertake
to
land
them
on
our
coast
.
--
Shak
.
3.
Hence
,
to
guarantee
;
to
promise
;
to
affirm
.
And
he
was
not
right
fat
,
I
undertake
.
--
Dryden
.
And
those
two
counties
I
will
undertake
Your
grace
shall
well
and
quietly
enjoiy
. --
Shak
.
I
dare
undertake
they
will
not
lose
their
labor
.
--
Woodward
.
4.
To
assume
,
as
a
character
. [
Obs
.]
5.
To
engage
with
;
to
attack
. [
Obs
.]
It
is
not
fit
your
lordship
should
undertake
every
companion
that
you
give
offense
to
.
--
Shak
.
6.
To
have
knowledge
of
;
to
hear
. [
Obs
.]
7.
To
take
or
have
the
charge
of
. [
Obs
.]
“Who
undertakes
you
to
your
end.”
Keep
well
those
that
ye
undertake
.
--
Chaucer
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
undertaken
See
undertake
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
undertake
v
1:
enter
upon
an
activity
or
enterprise
[
syn
:
set about
,
attempt
]
2:
accept
as
a
challenge
; "
I'll
tackle
this
difficult
task
"
[
syn
:
tackle
,
take on
]
3:
promise
to
do
or
accomplish
; "
guarantee
to
free
the
prisoners
" [
syn
:
guarantee
]
4:
enter
into
a
contractual
arrangement
[
syn
:
contract
]
5:
accept
as
a
charge
[
syn
:
take in charge
]
[
also
:
undertook
,
undertaken
]
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