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task
[ task, tahsk ]
noun
- a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
Synonyms: ,
- any piece of work.
Synonyms: ,
- a matter of considerable labor or difficulty.
- Obsolete. a tax or impost.
verb (used with object)
- to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.).
- to impose a task on.
- Obsolete. to tax.
adjective
- of or relating to a task or tasks:
A task chart will help organize the department's work.
task
/ ³ÙÉ˲õ°ì /
noun
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or chore
- an unpleasant or difficult job or duty
- any piece of work
- take to taskto criticize or reprove
verb
- to assign a task to
- to subject to severe strain; tax
Derived Forms
- ˳ٲ¹²õ°ì±ð°ù, noun
- ˳ٲ¹²õ°ì±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù²¹²õ°ìîl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²õ³Ü²úît²¹²õ°ìî noun
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù²¹²õ°ì±ð»åî adjective
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of task1
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of task1
Idioms and Phrases
- take to task, to call to account; blame; censure:
The teacher took them to task for not doing their homework.
More idioms and phrases containing task
see take to task .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Challenging an elected sheriff can be a difficult task.
Celine Dion says her rare disorder, characterized by muscle rigidity and spasms, hinders her ability to perform or carry out everyday tasks.
Eating the rich has never been quite so putrid a task as watching âDeath of a Unicorn,â a truly toothless satire that Iâd struggle to even deem âhalf-baked.â
Residents in a village beset with water pressure problems say the simplest of household tasks have become a battle.
Looks an uphill task on the face of it, but interestingly mentioned as a potential surprise package by the trainer â who has won three times previously - when weights for the race were announced in February.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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