English Dictionary
Definition of “task”
task (tɑːsk
)
Definitions
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
- See take to task
verb (tr)
- to assign a task to
- to subject to severe strain; tax
Alternative Forms
ˈtasker noun ˈtaskless adjective Word Origin
C13: from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from taxa tax, from Latin taxāre to tax
Synonyms
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job,
duty,
assignment,
work,
business,
charge,
labour,
exercise,
mission,
employment,
enterprise,
undertaking,
occupation,
chore,
toil,
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strain,
test,
tax,
push,
load,
burden,
exhaust,
saddle,
weary,
lumber,
oppress,
overload,
Translations
- British English:
task
A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do.I had the unpleasant task of breaking the bad news to my colleague.tɑːsk NOUN I had the unpleasant task of breaking the bad news to my colleague.
- Spanish:
tarea
nf
- French:
tâche
nf
- German:
Aufgabe
nf
- Chinese: 任务 n
- Arabic: مُهِمَّة n
- Portuguese: tarefa nf
- Russian: задание nnt
- Croatian: zadatak nm
- Czech: úkol nm
- Danish: opgave nutr
- Dutch: taak n
- Finnish: tehtävä n
- Greek: έργο nnt
- Italian: compito nm
- Japanese: 任務 n
- Korean: 과제 n
- Norwegian: oppgave nm
- Polish: zadanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: tarefa nf
- European Spanish:
tarea
nf
- Swedish: uppgift nutr
- Thai: ภารกิจ n
- Turkish: görev n
- Vietnamese: nhiệm vụ n
Usage examples
The Devil is in the Details - the note pinned to the wall above his desk in the detective division task room.
Mark Mills, AMAGANSETT (2004)The Clontarf player is under no illusions about just how difficult his team's task is this afternoon in Thomond Park.
Irish Times (2002)Camelot's task of maintaining public interest has been made no easier by the Lott affair.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Despite having retired to Mooloolaba, in Queensland, they would provide strong support for Carter in what is an around-the-clock task.
Rob Mundle, FATAL STORM (2001)
