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Meaning of 'task' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Task [ v.]
- Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
- Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
2 . Task [ v. t.]
- To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
- To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
- To charge; to tax; as with a fault.

Meaning of 'task' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . task [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
Example in sentence:
  • estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars;
  • the endless task of classifying the samples;
  • the farmer's morning chores;
  • the job of repairing the engine took several hours
Meaning (2):
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Example in sentence:
  • he prepared for great undertakings
3 . task [ v]
Meaning (3):
- assign a task to
Example in sentence:
  • I tasked him with looking after the children
Meaning (4):
- use to the limit
Example in sentence:
  • you are taxing my patience

Nearby Words:

tas tasco tasimer tasked tasker tasking taskmaster taskwork taslet tasmanian

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