Word: undertakes
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
takes
Definition: Third-person singular of undertake; enter upon an activity or enterprise
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). Usually, the verb is ergative, sometimes not. The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, strengthen, in which case the verb means roughly, "to give (noun) to", or "to become like (noun)".
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs