go about vs undertake

go about

verb
  • To tackle (a problem or task). 

  • To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver). 

  • To busy oneself with. 

  • To circulate (in). 

undertake

verb
  • To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). 

  • To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.). 

  • To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic. 

noun
  • The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic. 

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