task

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Singular
task

Plural
tasks

task (plural tasks)

  1. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
  2. A difficult or tedious undertaking.
  3. An objective.
  4. (computing) A process or execution of a program.

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piece of work done as part of one’s duties
difficult or tedious undertaking
objective
process or execution of a program
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to task

Third person singular
tasks

Simple past
tasked

Past participle
tasked

Present participle
tasking

to task (third-person singular simple present tasks, present participle tasking, simple past and past participle tasked)

  1. (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

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assign a task to
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