TASK

job, task, chore

(noun) a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; “estimates of the city’s loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars”; “the job of repairing the engine took several hours”; “the endless task of classifying the samples”; “the farmer’s morning chores”

undertaking, project, task, labor

(noun) any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; “he prepared for great undertakings”

tax, task

(verb) use to the limit; “you are taxing my patience”

task

(verb) assign a task to; “I tasked him with looking after the children”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

task (plural tasks)

A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

A difficult or tedious undertaking.

An objective.

(computing) A process or execution of a program.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "task": difficult, easy, simple, hard, tough, complex, not-so-easy, challenging, complicated, tricky, formidable, arduous, laborious, onerous, small, big, huge, enormous, tremendous, gigantic, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, social, intellectual, theological, important, basic, trivial, unpleasant, demanding, pleasant, noble, painful, grim, responsible, rewarding, boring, ungrateful, delightful, glorious, agreeable.

Synonyms

• (piece of work): chore, job

• (difficult undertaking): undertaking

• (objective): objective, goal

• (process): process

Verb

task (third-person singular simple present tasks, present participle tasking, simple past and past participle tasked)

(transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

(transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

(transitive) To charge, as with a fault.

Etymology 2

Noun

task

Alternative form of taisch

Anagrams

• AKST, Kast, askt, kast, kats, skat

Source: Wiktionary

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Task, n. Etym: [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. tâche, for tasche, LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate. See Tax, n. & v.]

1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount. Ma task of servile toil. Milton. Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close. Longfellow.

2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor. His mental powers were equal to greater tasks. Atterbury. To take to task. See under Take.

Syn.

– Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery; study; lesson; stint.

Task, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tasked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tasking.]

1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to. There task thy maids, and exercise the loom. Dryden.

2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

3. To charge; to tax; as with a fault. Too impudent to task me with those errors. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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