mission

/'miʃn/

Thân thiện

The astronaut completed a mission to repair the satellite.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A special task or duty assigned to a person or group: A specific, often important, job or objective that someone is sent to accomplish.
   • A group of people sent to perform a specific task or represent an organization: A delegation or team with a particular purpose, such as a diplomatic or trade mission.
   • The vocation or purpose of a person or organization: A core aim or reason for existence, often involving a strong sense of duty.
   • An operation, especially a military one: A specific flight, sortie, or combat assignment.
   • Religious work, especially in a foreign land: The work of spreading religious faith, or the organization doing this work.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The spy's mission was to gather intelligence. (The spy's specific task was to collect information.)
  • A United Nations mission was sent to observe the elections. (A UN delegation was dispatched for the election observation task.)
  • The company's mission is to provide affordable healthcare. (The company's fundamental purpose is to make healthcare cheap.)
  • The fighter pilots flew a dangerous reconnaissance mission. (The pilots carried out a specific reconnaissance operation.)
  • She dedicated her life to the mission in South America. (She devoted her life to the religious work in South America.)

Advanced Usage

• "on a mission": Determinedly focused on achieving a specific goal.
  • He was on a mission to find the best pizza in the city.
• "mission accomplished": A phrase used to declare that a task has been successfully completed.
  • The team reported "mission accomplished" after securing the site.
• "mission statement": A formal summary of an organization's core purpose and focus.
  • The new CEO rewrote the company's mission statement.

Variants and Related Words

• Missionary (n): A person sent on a religious mission, especially to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
  • The missionary worked to build a school in the village.
• Mission-critical (adj): Absolutely essential to the core operation or success of an organization or task.
  • The power supply is a mission-critical component.

Synonyms

• Assignment: A task or piece of work allocated to someone.
• Objective: A specific result that a person or system aims to achieve.
• Purpose: The reason for which something is done or created.
• Delegation: A group of people sent to represent others.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Mission does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its related actions are typically expressed with verbs like "send on a mission," "accomplish a mission," or "abort a mission."

Related Idioms

• "A mission impossible": A task that seems extremely difficult or unlikely to succeed.
  • Getting everyone to agree on the plan was a mission impossible.
• "Man/woman on a mission": Describes someone who is very determined and focused on achieving a goal.
  • Don't try to stop her when she's a woman on a mission.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a group of representatives or delegates
2. the organized work of a religious missionary
3. a special assignment that is given to a person or group
   • a confidential mission to London
   • his charge was deliver a message
4. an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
   • the planes were on a bombing mission
5. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deputation
• commission
• delegation
• delegacy
• missionary work
• charge
• military mission
• missionary post
• missionary station
• foreign mission