˜yÐÄvlog

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task

[ task, tahsk ]

noun

  1. a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.

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  2. any piece of work.

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  3. a matter of considerable labor or difficulty.
  4. Obsolete. a tax or impost.


verb (used with object)

  1. to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.).
  2. to impose a task on.
  3. Obsolete. to tax.

adjective

  1. of or relating to a task or tasks:

    A task chart will help organize the department's work.

task

/ ³Ùɑː²õ°ì /

noun

  1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or chore
  2. an unpleasant or difficult job or duty
  3. any piece of work
  4. take to task
    to criticize or reprove
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to assign a task to
  2. to subject to severe strain; tax
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù²¹²õ°ì±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ³Ù²¹²õ°ì±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù²¹²õ°ìl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²õ³Ü²út²¹²õ°ì noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù²¹²õ°ì±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of task1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun, from Medieval Latin tasca, variant of taxa tax ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of task1

C13: from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from taxa tax, from Latin ³Ù²¹³æÄå°ù±ð to tax
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. 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 .
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Synonym Study

Task, chore, job, assignment refer to a definite and specific instance or act of work. Task and chore and, to a lesser extent, job often imply work that is tiresome, arduous, or otherwise unpleasant. 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 chore is a minor task, usually one of several performed as part of a routine, as in farming, and often more tedious than difficult: the daily chore of taking out the garbage; early morning chores of feeding the livestock. Job is the most general of these terms, referring to almost any work or responsibility, including a person's means of earning a living: the job of washing the windows; a well-paying job in advertising. Assignment refers to a specific task allocated to a person by someone in a position of authority: a homework assignment; a reporter's assignment to cover international news.
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Challenging an elected sheriff can be a difficult task.

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Celine Dion says her rare disorder, characterized by muscle rigidity and spasms, hinders her ability to perform or carry out everyday tasks.

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Eating the rich has never been quite so putrid a task as watching “Death of a Unicorn,” a truly toothless satire that I’d struggle to even deem “half-baked.”

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Residents in a village beset with water pressure problems say the simplest of household tasks have become a battle.

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Looks an uphill task on the face of it, but interestingly mentioned as a potential surprise package by the trainer – who has won three times previously - when weights for the race were announced in February.

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