undertook
un-dur-TUUK/ʌndɚˈtʊk/UKun-duh-TUUK/ʌndəˈtʊk/
- 1Past tense of undertake.
The committee undertook a full review of the company's finances.
He undertook to repay the loan within five years.
Note
An irregular past that follows take and took, so it never takes -ed: undertaked is an error. It stands alone in the simple past, while perfect tenses need undertaken (she has undertaken the review, not has undertook). The same form also covers the informal British driving sense, as in he undertook the lorry on the inside, and an archaic use meaning to pledge or assure.
undertook 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 → undertook: irregular (no -ed)
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