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task¹
- /tɑːsk/ UK
- /task/ Northern England, Scotland
- /tæsk/ US
Rhymes with -æsk, -ɑːsk
Where it comes from
From Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old French variant tasche), from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxō (“to censure; to charge”). Doublet of tax.
noun tasks
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A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
daily task, monotonous task, regular task, parental task
Similar: assignment, chore, job
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A state of diligence in work on a task.
I put him to task on the chores.
Similar: assignment, chore, job
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Any piece of work done.
carry out a task
Similar: assignment, chore, job
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A single action undertaken by a given agent.
Each member of the team completed tasks in service of the goal.
Similar: assignment, chore, job
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A difficult or tedious undertaking; a substantial project.
Getting him to change his behavior will be quite a task for you.
Similar: assignment, chore, job
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An objective or duty.
Your task is the elimination of the termites.
Similar: assignment, chore, job, goal, objective, see: Thesaurus:goal
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A process or execution of a program.
The user killed the frozen task.
Similar: assignment, chore, job, process
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State of being subject to reprimands.
call to task, take to task
Similar: hot seat
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A tax or charge.
Art thou the Collector of the Kings taske? […] Thou haſt thy taske money for all that be heere, […]
Similar: levy
verb tasks · tasking · tasked
- To assign a task to; to impose a task on. On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.
- To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax He tasks me; he heaps me; I see in him outrageous strength, with an inscrutable malice sinewing it.
- To institute a tax on.
- To charge, as with a fault. Too impudent to task me with those errors.
task²
noun
- Alternative form of taisch
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: job, chore, project, labor, tax, undertaking, work, assignment, mission, employment, enterprise, vocation, workplace, workload, working, operation
Translations
Every language
noun piece of work done as part of one’s duties
| Español | tarea, faena, tonga, tanda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일 il, 과제 gwaje |
| 日本語 | 仕事 shigoto, 課題 kadai |
| 中文 | 課題 /课题 kètí, 作業 /作业 zuòyè, 任務 /任务 rènwù |
| हिन्दी | कार्य kārya, काम kām |
| Português | tarefa, incumbência, dever |
| Français | tâche |
| Deutsch | Aufgabe, Pflicht |
| Italiano | compito, attività |
| Ελληνικά | δουλειά douleiá, εργασία ergasía |
| Română | sarcină |
| Русский | зада́ние zadánije, зада́ча zadáča, рабо́та rabóta |
| Tiếng Việt | nhiệm vụ |
| العربية | مُهِمَّة muhimma, وَظِيفَة waẓīfa, عَمَل ʕamal |
| עברית | מְשִׂימָה m'simá, מַטָּלָה matalá |
noun difficult or tedious undertaking
| Español | incumbencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임무 immu, 문제 munje |
| 日本語 | 任務 ninmu, 問題 mondai |
| 中文 | 任務 /任务 rènwù |
| Português | incumbência |
| Français | corvée, tâche |
| Italiano | incombenza |
| Ελληνικά | αγγαρεία angareía |
| Русский | зада́ча zadáča |
| Tiếng Việt | nhiệm vụ |
noun objective
| Español | cometido, encargo, encomienda, bolado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목적 mokjeok, 목표 mokpyo |
| 日本語 | 目的 mokuteki, 目標 mokuhyō |
| 中文 | 目標 /目标 mùbiāo, 目的 mùdì |
| Português | objetivo |
| Italiano | obiettivo |
| Русский | зада́ние zadánije, зада́ча zadáča, цель celʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mục tiêu, mục đích |
| العربية | هَدَف hadaf, مَقْصَد maqṣad |
noun process or execution of a program
| 한국어 | 태스크 taeseukeu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | タスク tasuku |
| Português | tarefa |
| Français | tâche |
| Italiano | task |
| Русский | зада́ча zadáča |
verb assign a task to
| Español | atarear, encargar, encomendar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 課す kasu |
| Português | atarefar |
| Deutsch | beauftragen |
| Русский | поруча́ть poručátʹ, задава́ть zadavátʹ, выдава́ть зада́ние vydavátʹ zadánije, озада́чивать ozadáčivatʹ, вменя́ть в обя́занность vmenjátʹ v objázannostʹ |
| עברית | הטיל hitíl |
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