entreprendre — meaning in English

English meaning

• proffer verb To offer something for someone to accept.
• undertake verb To take on a task or responsibility and commit to completing it.

Senses

entreprendre is used for these senses in English:

• proffer (transitive, reflexive) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.
• set about (intransitive) To start doing or to devote oneself to some task; to set upon.
• undertake (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).

proffer — full definition

1. verb To offer something for someone to accept.
2. noun Something offered; an offer or proposal.

undertake — full definition

1. verb To take on a task or responsibility and commit to completing it.
2. verb To formally promise or commit to doing something.

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