TASK [task]
Definition
Noun
Verb (used with object)
A definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty
Any piece of work
A matter of considerable labor or difficulty
To subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.).
To impose a task on
Obsolete. to tax.
Adjective
Of or relating to a task or tasks. A task chart will help organize the department's work.
Phrases
Take to task
The teacher took them to task for not doing their homework.
Czech translation
Noun
Verb
Adjective
úkol, úloha, zadáni, práce
zaměstnat, uložiť úkol
Príklad: A task chart - graf úkolů
Word Origin Middle English: from an Old Northern French variant of Old French tasche, from medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxare ‘censure, charge’. An early sense of the verb was ‘impose a tax on’
Synonyms
Noun
Assignment a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.
A homework assignment
Verb
Job a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid.
She wants to be left alone to get on with the job
Charge entrust (someone) with a task as a duty or responsibility.
The committee was charged with reshaping the educational system.
Antonyms: irresponsibility, fun, entertainment
Tax to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse
To tax one with laziness.
Related Forms
Taskless IAdjectiveI bez úlohy
Subtask INounI čiastková úloha
Untasked IAdjectiveI nepřirazené
On task paying attention to the job at hand I find it hard to stay on task with all those babes going by
Task with to give someone or something some task The president tasked the committee with investigating the accident.
Collocation
VERB + TASK
TASK + VERB
take on, take upon yourself, undertake Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.
approach, get to grips with, tackle How do you tackle a task like that?
carry out, do, fulfil, get on with, perform I left her to get on with the task of correcting the errors.
require sth The task requires a variety of skills and experience.
fall to sb The unenviable task of telling my parents fell to the head teacher.
confront sb, face sb The team have no illusions about the size of the task confronting them.