We say entrepreneur and entrepreneurship, what is the verb?

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For the word entrepreneur and entrepreneurship, I would like to know the corresponding verb, i.e the action of doing entrepreneurship, i.e the verb that should fit in the next sentence :

To be a good entrepreneur you should ________ this and that project.

What would be the verb that shares the same root ? entrep... ??

oerkelens · Accepted Answer

You can undertake the project.
(Or take it up. Gotta love idiom, no?)
You can embark on a project, you can simply do a project.

Actually, an undertaking is a synonym for a project.

The strange thing is that the noun "undertaker" has gotten the specific meaning in English of a person that buries dead people - hence the use of the French for the professional.

This is a common source for (embarrassing) mistakes by foreigners. For a Dutchman for instance, it makes no sense consider that onder means under and nemen mean to take:

Onderneming -> undertaking (though it can also mean enterprise - same French source!)
  Ondernemen -> to undertake
  Ondernemer -> undertaker -> entrepreneur.

Ronan · Answer

There is no exact verb for entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial is an adjective, and the two you listed, but no verb.

There's many verbs that could fit your blank: lead, command, undertake, drive, organize, manage, etc.

Sandhya Pai · Answer

I think, 'venture' could be the verb to be used here. Connotatively, they are close enough.

Mia · Answer

We can use embark [on a business venture]. The process can be called entrepreneurship, and the person can be addressed as entrepreneur.

We say entrepreneur and entrepreneurship, what is the verb?

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