English-Finnish translations for undertake

• ruveta
  Ulkona rupesi satamaan.
  Se on se kun akat rupiaa.
• ryhtyä
  Kuinka Frontex voi ryhtyä tähän? How can Frontex undertake to do this?
  Mihin toimiin Euroopan unioni aikoo siis ryhtyä? So what are the actions which the European Union undertakes?
  Alalla ei pitäisi nähdäkseni ryhtyä mihinkään kokeiluihin. In my view, we should not undertake any experiments in this area.

Definition of undertake

• To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc
• To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc
• To overtake on the wrong side
• 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

Examples

• He undertook to exercise more in future
• I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway

Related words

• undertaken
• undertaker
• undertakers
• undertaker's
• undertaker's man