task
noun
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
have tasked
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present perfectof task.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Past Fed chairs have tasked a handful of members of that committee to propose communications changes, though such efforts have often produced relatively incremental results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I should have tasked them to go down to Swanage and search the area," he told the court.
From BBC ● May 26, 2022
It would have tasked oversight with Labor and Industries, as opposed to the Department of Health, which has the ability to enforce staffing plans but has not been quick to do so.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
Namely, it profiled Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, two of MGM’s top brass who have tasked themselves with reinvigorating the MGM brand.
From The Verge ● Jul. 8, 2021
This subject, which would have tasked to the full even his great powers in the prime and vigour of manhood, proved almost too serious an undertaking for him in his old age.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
