undertaking

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, undertake +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ === Noun === undertaking (plural undertakings) The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals. A promise or pledge; a guarantee. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise. Synonyms: enterprise, pursuit, establishment; see also Thesaurus:activity The act of one who undertakes (in either sense). Antonym: (transport) overtaking ==== Translations ==== === Verb === undertaking present participle and gerund of undertake === References === “undertaking”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === taking under