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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“My younger colleagues have tasked me to help navigate this new season, counting on my familiarity with county government and council practices and procedures to move our agenda forward.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
"I should have tasked them to go down to Swanage and search the area," he told the court.
From BBC ● May 26, 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
Some, she said, believe Americans have tasked local researchers with collecting blood to sell it.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2016
Learned men have tasked their ingenuity to account for the phenomenon on which we have been bestowing so many words.
From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by John William Burgon
