English-Italian translations for undertake

• dedicarsi
• impegnarsi
  La Georgia deve impegnarsi a non ricorrere alla forza. Georgia should undertake not to resort to force.
  La Commissione deve impegnarsi affinché questa banca dati europea venga realmente costituita. The Commission must undertake to actually establish this European database.
  Spetta agli Stati membri impegnarsi e proseguire, tali sono le loro competenze. This is for Member States to undertake and follow through - such is their competence.
• intraprendere
  a) intraprendere un'analisi accurata dei diritti del fanciullo; undertake a thorough analysis of children's rights;
  Il primo compito fondamentale è intraprendere un esercizio di valutazione. The first essential job is to undertake an evaluation exercise.
  Credo che in questo campo non si possano intraprendere sperimentazioni. 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