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1 undertook
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2 undertook
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3 undertake
past tense - undertook; verb1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) se charger de2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) promettre•- undertaking -
4 undertake
(a) formal (take up → job, project, journey) entreprendre; (→ experiment) entreprendre, se lancer dans; (→ responsibility) assumer, se charger de; (→ change) entreprendre, mettre en œuvre∎ he undertook to pay half the costs il s'est engagé à payer la moitié des fraisfamiliar (driver, vehicle) doubler par l'intérieur□ -
5 undertake
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6 adhere
adhere [əd'hɪə(r)]∎ to adhere to sth coller à qch∎ to adhere to (party, treaty) adhérer à; (rule) observer; (plan) se conformer à; (belief, idea) adhérer à, souscrire à;∎ they undertook to adhere to the agreement ils décidèrent de se conformer ou d'agir conformément à l'accord;∎ I don't adhere to that philosophy at all je n'adhère pas du tout à cette philosophie∎ to adhere to a political party adhérer à un parti politique -
7 zeal
zeal [zi:l]zèle m, ferveur f, ardeur f;∎ full of zeal plein de zèle;∎ she undertook the work with great zeal elle a entrepris le travail avec beaucoup de zèle;∎ political/religious zeal ferveur politique/religieuse
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Undertook — Un der*took , imp. of {Undertake}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undertook — the past tense of undertake … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
undertook — [un΄dər took′] vt., vi. pt. of UNDERTAKE … English World dictionary
Undertook — Undertake Un der*take , v. t. [imp. {Undertook}; p. p. {Undertaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Undertaking}.] [Under + take.] 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undertook — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)t ʊk[/t]] Undertook is the past tense of undertake … English dictionary
undertook — /un deuhr took /, v. pt. of undertake. * * * … Universalium
undertook — un·der take || ‚ʌndÉ™(r) teɪk v. take on, receive responsibility for a task; guarantee, pledge … English contemporary dictionary
undertook — past participle of undertake … English new terms dictionary
undertook — UK / US undertake … English dictionary
undertook — the past tense of undertake … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
undertook — un•der•took [[t]ˌʌn dərˈtʊk[/t]] v. pt. of undertake … From formal English to slang