v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"

v. accept as a charge

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

v. assign to a station

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

v. give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

v. commence officially

v. begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

v. continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

v. take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

v. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

v. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

v. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"