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task

  • noun
  • täsk

A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

Other meanings

  1. Any piece of work done.

    “carry out a task”

  2. A single action undertaken by a given agent.

Synonyms

  • undertaking
  • project
  • labor
  • labour

Example sentences

  • “More difficult than it seems, the task was.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "taxō" (to censure; to charge).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “task” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.