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Plural of undertaking

regular plural

The plural of undertaking is undertakings.

Forms of undertaking

Singularundertaking /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
Pluralundertakings
Countablecountable

Undertakings in a sentence

  • Nobody troubles to keep his word, to carry out literally his undertakings.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards...
  • Provisions can be made for multiproponent proposals, both within the same government level or involving intergovernmental undertakings.2003, David P. Lawrence, Environmental Impact Assessment: Practical Solutions to Recurrent Problems, →ISBN. From the entry multiproponent
  • Vie ferrate are frequently demanding undertakings requiring experience in many aspects of mountaineering.2001, Hoffler Werner, translated by Cecil Davies, Via Ferrata: Scrambles in the Dolomites, Cicerone Press, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry via ferrata
  • In a sense, We with a capital “W” are favoring your undertakings.2000, Ronald Turco, “Book”, in Walk East on Burnside, Portland, Ore.: Imago Books, →ISBN, page 135. From the entry we
  • But their friendship was not without its ups and downs, nor did they embark on many joint undertakings.1960 March, Alan Rannie, “The Friendships of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 170. From the entry ups and downs

Meaning of undertaking

  1. noun The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
  2. noun A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
  3. noun That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

Full definition of undertaking

Questions about the plural of undertaking

What is the plural of undertaking?
The plural of undertaking is undertakings.
Is undertaking countable?
Undertaking is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: undertaking (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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