UNDERTAKING Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word undertaking. (close relations)
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assignment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) • the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another • the act of distributing something to designated places or persons • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance • an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) • the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | ||||||||
duty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force • work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons • a government tax on imports or exports | ||||||||
effort | nounn | |||||||
noun • earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something • use of physical or mental energy; hard work • a notable achievement • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | ||||||||
endeavor | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) • earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something verb • attempt by employing effort | ||||||||
enterprise | nounn | |||||||
noun • a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) • an organization created for business ventures • readiness to embark on bold new ventures | ||||||||
job | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money • a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him • a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee • any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing • a workplace; as in the expression `on the job' • a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply • an object worked on; a result produced by working • the responsibility to do something • the performance of a piece of work • a damaging piece of work • a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved • (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit • a crime (especially a robbery) verb • profit privately from public office and official business • arranged for contracted work to be done by others • work occasionally • invest at a risk | ||||||||
mission | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work • an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters • a special assignment that is given to a person or group • the organized work of a religious missionary • a group of representatives or delegates | ||||||||
operation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being in effect or being operative • a business especially one run on a large scale • a planned activity involving many people performing various actions • (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction) • activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) • a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body • a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work • process or manner of functioning or operating • (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents • (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods • the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.) | ||||||||
project | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted • a planned undertaking verb • communicate vividly • extend out or project in space • transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another • project on a screen • cause to be heard • draw a projection of • make or work out a plan for; devise • present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • put or send forth • throw, send, or cast forward • regard as objective | ||||||||
task | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted • a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee verb • assign a task to • use to the limit | ||||||||
venture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome • an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits • a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit verb • proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • put at risk | ||||||||
attempt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something • the act of attacking verb • make an effort or attempt • enter upon an activity or enterprise | ||||||||
contract | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid verb • enter into a contractual arrangement • engage by written agreement • squeeze or press together • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • become smaller or draw together • make smaller • compress or concentrate • make or become more narrow or restricted • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||||||||
guarantee | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications • an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true • a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults verb • give surety or assume responsibility • make certain of • promise to do or accomplish • stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of | ||||||||
tackle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team • gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails • gear used in fishing • (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, typically opposite one of the offensive guards • (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground verb • accept as a challenge • put a harness • seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball | ||||||||
set about | verbv | |||||||
verb • begin to deal with • enter upon an activity or enterprise • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | ||||||||
take in charge | verbv | |||||||
verb • accept as a charge | ||||||||
take on | verbv | |||||||
verb • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • accept as a challenge • admit into a group or community • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle |