task
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old Northern French tasque, variant of Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxāre (“censure, charge”).
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[edit] Noun
task (plural tasks)
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- An objective.
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
[edit] Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "task": difficult, easy, simple, hard, tough, complex, not-so-easy, challenging, complicated, tricky, formidable, arduous, laborious, onerous, small, big, huge, enormous, tremendous, gigantic, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, social, intellectual, theological, important, basic, trivial, unpleasant, demanding, pleasant, noble, painful, grim, responsible, rewarding, boring, ungrateful, delightful, glorious, agreeable.
[edit] Synonyms
- (piece of work):
- (difficult undertaking): undertaking
- (objective): objective, goal
- (process): process
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Derived terms
[edit] Translations
piece of work done as part of one’s duties
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difficult or tedious undertaking
objective
process or execution of a program
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[edit] Verb
task (third-person singular simple present tasks, present participle tasking, simple past and past participle tasked)
- (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
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assign a task to
