unterfangen

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Etymology

From Middle High German undervāhen, from Old High German untarfāhan, from Proto-West Germanic *undarfą̄han. Equivalent to unter- +‎ fangen. Cognate to Dutch ondervangen.

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Verb

unterfangen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present unterfängt, past tense unterfing, past participle unterfangen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, higher register, dated) to undertake (usually a difficult task)
  2. (intransitive, higher register, dated) to dare to, to have the audacity

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