Task - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tæsk|  American pronunciation of the word task
Brit.  |tɑːsk|  British pronunciation of the word task

noun

- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (syn: labor, project, undertaking)
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee (syn: chore, job)
the endless task of classifying the samples

verb

- assign a task to
I tasked him with looking after the children
- use to the limit (syn: tax)

Extra examples

Our first task is to review the budget.

...one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family...

She appoints them a task of needle-work.

You must not task me too high.

The task of the union representative is to fight on behalf of the members.

Sara had the task of preparing the agenda for meetings.

I was given the task of building a fire.

He soon realized the scale of the task he had undertaken.

Our first task is to gather information.

Monkeys can be taught to do simple tasks.

They have the unenviable task of supervising the most dangerous prison in the country.

Volunteers had the thankless task of distributing campaign leaflets.

Trying to bring up a small daughter on your own is no easy task.

We were tasked with completing the job by the end of 2006.

I tasked him with looking after the children

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: task
he/she/it: tasks
present participle: tasking
past tense: tasked
past participle: tasked
noun
singular: task
plural: tasks
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