What does empreender in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word empreender in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use empreender in Portuguese.

The word empreender in Portuguese means carry out, undertake, levar a cabo, fazer, empreender buscas. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word empreender

carry out

verbo transitivo (realizar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

undertake

verbo transitivo (tarefa laboriosa e difícil (propor-se, tentar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

levar a cabo

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (undertake) (empreender)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
He set out to mend the fences, but ran out of wire before he was halfway done.

fazer

transitive verb (conduct)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Esse jornal está tentando prejudicar a reputação da celebridade fazendo uma campanha de publicidade negativa.
That newspaper is trying to damage the celebrity's reputation by waging a campaign of negative publicity.

empreender buscas

intransitive verb (formal (seek, search) (formal)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Os personagens nos romances medievais estão sempre empreendendo buscas e lutando.
The characters in medieval romances are always questing and fighting.

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