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Meaning of 'task'
Meaning of 'task' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Task 
[ v.]
- Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite
quantity or amount. [ v.]- Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
2. Task [ v. t.]
- To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of
business, labor, or duty to. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- 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
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Example in sentence:
- he prepared for great undertakings
2. task [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- assign a task to
- assign a task to
Example in sentence:
- I tasked him with looking after the children
Meaning (4):
- use to the limit
- use to the limit
Example in sentence:
- you are taxing my patience
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