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Task Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Task? [n] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [n] any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [v] use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [v] assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Task: chore \| job \| labor \| project \| tax \| undertaking Related Terms \| Find terms related to Task: See Also \| adventure \| assign \| assignment \| baby \| breeze \| child's play \| cinch \| dangerous undertaking \| delegate \| depute \| designate \| disagreeable chore \| disagreeable task \| duck soup \| duty \| endeavor \| endeavour \| endurance contest \| enterprise \| escapade \| extend \| labor of love \| labour of love \| large order \| marathon \| no-brainer \| picnic \| piece of cake \| pushover \| risky venture \| snap \| stint \| strain \| tall order \| venture \| walkover \| work Task In Webster's Dictionary \Task\, n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. t[^a]che, for tasche, LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate. See {Tax}, n. & v.] 1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount. Ma task of servile toil. --Milton. Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close. --Longfellow. 2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor. His mental powers were equal to greater tasks. --Atterbury. {To take to task}. See under {Take}. Syn: Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery; study; lesson; stint. \Task\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tasked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tasking}.] 1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to. There task thy maids, and exercise the loom. --Dryden. 2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax. 3. To charge; to tax; as with a fault. Too impudent to task me with those errors. --Beau. & Fl.

Task Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Task?

[n] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"
[n] any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
[v] use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"
[v] assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"

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Task In Webster's Dictionary

\Task\, n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. t[^a]che, for tasche,
LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate.
See {Tax}, n. & v.]
1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite
   quantity or amount.

         Ma task of servile toil.              --Milton.

         Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees
         it close.                             --Longfellow.

2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor.

         His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.
                                               --Atterbury.

{To take to task}. See under {Take}.

Syn: Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery;
     study; lesson; stint.


\Task\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tasked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tasking}.]
1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of
   business, labor, or duty to.

         There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.
                                               --Dryden.

2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

3. To charge; to tax; as with a fault.

         Too impudent to task me with those errors. --Beau. &
                                               Fl.

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