undertakes
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of undertake.
The committee undertakes a full review of the budget each year.
Whoever leads the team undertakes considerable responsibility.
Note
The -s form marks a single third-person subject in the present: she undertakes, the committee undertakes. It carries every meaning of the base verb, so the construction tells you which one is meant. With a direct object it means taking on a task (undertakes a review). Followed by to, it means committing oneself (undertakes to repay the loan). In informal British driving talk, a car that undertakes passes on the curbside.
undertakes is a form of undertake
undertake, verb: To take upon oneself and begin a particular task, project, or responsibility. Full entry
- Forms
- undertakeundertakes he/she/itundertaking -ing formundertook past tenseundertaken past participle
- Spelling
- undertake → undertakes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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