task

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task

The student completes the first task on the worksheet.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A specific piece of work to be done: A "task" is a single, often well-defined, unit of work that needs to be completed, typically as a duty, assignment, or part of a larger job.
    • A difficult or demanding duty: It can imply a piece of work that requires effort or is burdensome.

  2. Verb:

    • To assign a duty or piece of work: To give someone a specific job or responsibility.
    • To strain or make heavy demands on: To test the limits of someone's abilities, patience, or resources.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Completing the monthly report is my most important task.
    • The endless task of data entry can be very tedious.
    • Her first task upon arriving was to send an email to the team.

  • Verb:

    • The manager tasked me with organizing the conference.
    • The difficult puzzle tasked his problem-solving skills to the limit.
Advanced Usage

  • "To take someone to task": To criticize or reprimand someone strongly for something they have done wrong.

    • The teacher took the student to task for not doing his homework.

  • "To task someone with (something)": A formal or official way to say you are assigning a specific responsibility to someone.

    • He was tasked with leading the new research project.
Variants and Related Words

  • Task force (noun phrase): A temporary group or unit formed to deal with a specific problem or project.

    • A special task force was created to improve cybersecurity.

  • Tasking (noun/gerund): The act of assigning tasks.

    • The effective tasking of personnel is crucial for the project's success.

  • Taskmaster (noun): A person who imposes a harsh or heavy workload on others.

    • The new foreman was a strict taskmaster.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Assignment, duty, job, chore, undertaking, mission.
  • Verb: Assign, charge, entrust, burden, strain, tax.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
  • Task out: (Less common) To distribute or delegate tasks.
    • The work was tasked out to various departments.
Related Idioms

  • Herculean task: An extremely difficult and demanding job, referring to the Labors of Hercules in Greek mythology.

    • Cleaning the entire warehouse alone was a Herculean task.

  • No mean task: Something that is difficult to accomplish (often used to emphasize the difficulty).

    • Getting everyone to agree was no mean task.
task

The student completes the first task on the worksheet.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    • he prepared for great undertakings
Verb
  1. use to the limit
    • you are taxing my patience
  2. assign a task to
    • I tasked him with looking after the children

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