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- Dictionarytask/tɑːsk/
noun
- 1. a piece of work to be done or undertaken: "a new manager was given the task of developing the club's talent"
verb
- 1. assign a task to: "NATO troops are tasked with separating the warring parties"
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TASK definition: 1. a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of TASK is a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time. How to use task in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Task.
A task can be big or small, easy or really hard — but it's never more than a job that needs to get done.
Some common synonyms of task are assignment, chore, duty, job, and stint. While all these words mean "a piece of work to be done," task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.
Task usually refers to a clearly defined piece of work, sometimes of short or limited duration, assigned to or expected of a person: the task of pacifying angry customers; a difficult, time-consuming task.
A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project. Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill. She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
A task is a well-defined responsibility that is usually imposed by another and that may be burdensome: I stayed at work late to finish the task at hand. Job often suggests a specific short-term undertaking: "did little jobs about the house with skill" (W.H. Auden).
TASK meaning: 1. a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: 2…. Learn more.
(computing) A process or execution of a program. Wiktionary. Synonyms: role. job. function. purpose. chore. labor. project.
a piece of work that somebody has to do, especially a hard or unpleasant one. to accomplish/perform/undertake/complete a task. a difficult/a daunting/an impossible task. Getting hold of this information was no easy task (= was difficult). a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing)
