Used in a Sentence

undertakings

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for undertakings.

Editorial note

Also, massive undertakings such as this have a way of galvanizing creativity and progress across the whole society.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of undertakings gathered in one view.

noun

That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

noun

A promise or pledge; a guarantee.

noun

The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for undertakings.

noun

That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

noun

A promise or pledge; a guarantee.

noun

The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.

noun

The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).

Example sentences

1

Also, massive undertakings such as this have a way of galvanizing creativity and progress across the whole society.

2

That's the case in the EU with the Acquired Rights Directive (and national implementations) which covers transfers of businesses/undertakings.

3

Large undertakings usually require some kind of central control and the history of such control is not positive at all.

4

But now Apple, with its skyrocketing income, surely must be aspiring to the herculean scale of Microsoft's year-in/year-out dev tool undertakings.

5

That sort of goals are rarely if ever such undertakings that are constrained by time.

6

But you still haven't addressed the main objection here: that you're comparing two different undertakings.

7

Lots of questions remain unanswered because lots of logistics are involved in such undertakings.

8

There are more opportunities in making fluff, and more opportunities for even more difficult, admirable, and impactful undertakings than were ever possible before.

9

Like all undertakings, this is as cool as it is clever and difficult.

10

Writing good review articles and textbooks are huge, collaborative undertakings that are crippled by the impossibility of directly building on the text of others.

11

It may be that the US could give undertakings about excluding punishments (such as death) to the Swedish government that would make an extradition possible.

12

As with the soylent thing, it's like basic skills are now lacking so people looking for a lot of menial work to replace trivial undertakings.

Quote examples

1

I can accept the cynicism about the Soylent thing, but sous vide cooking is not just for "basic" cooking skills or to replace "trivial undertakings".

2

The number of blog posts I’ve published this year is evidence enough of my struggle." I've struggled with this too - not necessarily just with writing but with other undertakings too.

3

The constitution explicitely says: "The Union shall not be liable for or assume the commitments of central governments, regional, local or other public authorities, other bodies governed by public law, or public undertakings of any Member State" (article 125 of the Maastricht treaty aka constitution) Yet the european court of justice, equivalent to the supreme court, found that bailing out Greece etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use undertakings in a sentence?

Also, massive undertakings such as this have a way of galvanizing creativity and progress across the whole society.

What does undertakings mean?

That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

What part of speech is undertakings?

undertakings is commonly used as noun.