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undertake to (do something)

To pledge or commit to some task or activity; to assume responsibility to do something. After the incident, the senator undertook to reform the existing legislation around the issue. The local council has undertaken to clean up the public spaces around the city. Bob is undertaking to transfer all of our company data to a newer, more reliable digital storage medium.
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undertake to do something

to try to do something; to take the responsibility of doing something. The carpenter undertook to repair the door frame. I will undertake to fix it.
See also: to, undertake
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Internationally, practitioners who undertake CCTs undergo further training and are required to pass a board exam before becoming certified critical care paramedics.
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The Foreign Investment Office (FIO) mentored students from the SP Jain Center of Management to undertake a study of the key strategic areas related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
The Labour Ministry should review rules that require work permits for housemaids be issued only when both the expat and his company undertake joint liability.
ADRENALINE junkies are wanted to undertake a 240ft charity abseil.
He said: "These are undertaken by up to 10 clinical reviewers and two operational reviewers all whom have volunteered to undertake this role and have been trained appropriately.
YOUR front page article 'Jail for Graffiti vandals' (Journal September 11) and the clumsy comments of Judge Faulks and Detective Inspector Pitt, contributes once again to misconceptions around what graffiti actually is, and wrongly criminalises those who undertake graffiti legally in Newcastle and beyond.
Oakland had previously gone on hiatus in 2004-05 in order to undertake a (successful) $500,000 fundraising campaign.
Historical study can certainly provide plentiful opportunity for students to engage in group work, enabling them to support one another and, in large measure, to take responsibility for organizing the learning activities they undertake. (14) Moreover, learning to work co-operatively within budget and to deadlines may well be of great value in providing the type of experience that commonly arises in the workplace.
Even when forest health was discussed as directly affecting camper safety by decreasing fire danger, most administrators noted that they simply did not have the funds to undertake forestry projects and preferred to put their money to work in other areas of program and property development.