4syllables
undertaking
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undertaking is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, undertaking is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofundertaking
1verb
- To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
Example: "He undertook to exercise more in future."
- To overtake on the wrong side.
Example: "I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway."
- To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
- To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
- To assume, as a character; to take on.
- To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.
- To have knowledge of; to hear.
- To have or take charge of.
1noun
- 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
- The act of one who undertakes (in either sense)
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