Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: undertaking
IPA transcription: ['ʌndɚt,eɪkɪŋ]
Pronunciations of undertaking
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: undertaking, project, task, labor
    Meaning: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Usage examples
  • It is a huge undertaking
  • A defeat would be fatal to the whole undertaking.
  • The great zeal of the city facilitated this undertaking.
  • This was a serious undertaking, but it was all they could do.
  • Indians warned the white men to desist from their undertaking.
  • The serious nature of what I was undertaking filled me at first with terror.
  • This will be no easy undertaking; it is usually much easier to enact statutes than to revise them.
  • His letter was soon dispatched; for, though dilatory in undertaking business, he was quick in its execution.
  • It was only by undertaking to voice their grievance to the Baron that their captain was able for the moment to pacify them.
  • The matter had lost its novelty for them, though, of course, they were vitally interested in the success of Tom's undertaking.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Riven, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William the Conqueror, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Livestock Conservancy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Revolt of the Admirals, License CC BY-SA 4.0