verb · neutral
undertake
UK/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/US/ˌʌndərˈteɪk/un·der·TAKE
to begin or attempt a task or responsibility; to carry out a task or project
Examples
“The research team will undertake a survey of local households next month.”
“I undertook the responsibility of coordinating volunteers for the event.”
“In Task 2, you might be asked whether governments should undertake large-scale infrastructure projects.”
Band 8 sentence
“For my dissertation I undertook a mixed-methods study combining interviews and statistical analysis to explore urban mobility patterns.”
Collocations
- undertake research
- undertake a task
- undertake responsibility
Word family
Common mistakes
do an research→undertake research
take a research→undertake research
Say it for a higher band
5do→6carry out→7+undertake
Synonyms
carry out
commit to
Easily confused
carry out
“The engineers carried out a series of safety checks before reopening the plant.”
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