task
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
any piece of work.
a matter of considerable labor or difficulty.
Obsolete. a tax or impost.
to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.).
to impose a task on.
Obsolete. to tax.
of or relating to a task or tasks: A task chart will help organize the department's work.
Idioms about task
take to task, to call to account; blame; censure: The teacher took them to task for not doing their homework.
Origin of task
1synonym study For task
Other words for task
Other words from task
- taskless, adjective
- subtask, noun
- un·tasked, adjective
Words Nearby task
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How to use task in a sentence
They provide response playbooks, help assign tasks to the correct team members, and help capture records of how and when your company took action.
Here are the 19 companies presenting at Alchemist Accelerator Demo Day XXV today | Greg Kumparak | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchThe beauty of it all is that once your papers are organized, your space is cleaner and your tasks are accomplished quicker.
Great filing cabinets for your home office | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceA hashtag challenge is a unique TikTok’s content format where brands ask users to post a certain task using a specific hashtag.
What you must know about TikTok for business | Connie Benton | September 17, 2020 | Search Engine WatchToday’s technologies aren’t up to the task of deep decarbonization.
To confront the climate crisis, the US should launch a National Energy Innovation Mission | Amy Nordrum | September 15, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewYou can also right-click on the app and choose End task from there.
Make online classes easier with these laptop shortcuts | Sandra Gutierrez G. | September 15, 2020 | Popular-Science
In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.
Detectives with a fugitive task force caught up with Polanco and a friend on a Bronx street in the early afternoon.
Sabrine is a trained lawyer, likely a helpful quality when your task is to push politicians.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a complex task they were asked to do, and every cultural and experiential advantage would be required.
Why Did We Panic After 9/11 and Ignore All We Knew About Responding to Security Threats? | Deborah Pearlstein | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore dying in 1219, Marshal would begin the task of rebuilding England after decades of war.
England’s Greatest Knight Puts ‘Game of Thrones’ to Shame | William O’Connor | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd it was no light task, then, for six hundred men to keep the peace on a thousand miles of frontier.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairWill the new issues promptly retire when their special task is over?
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsHe sighed as he laid the papers on the table; for he thought the task would be a harder one than even his own immolation.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHaving accomplished his task within three months Datto Mandi withdrew with all his men, except two who wished to settle at Pardo.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThrough the beautiful, windy autumn days, he labored at his difficult task, the task of telling a story.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for task
/ (tɑːsk) /
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
take to task to criticize or reprove
to assign a task to
to subject to severe strain; tax
Origin of task
1Derived forms of task
- tasker, noun
- taskless, adjective
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
Other Idioms and Phrases with task
see take to task.
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