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TASK [task] (Definition (Noun (A definite piece of work assigned to,…
TASK [task]
Definition
Noun
A definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty
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Verb (used with object)
To subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.).
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Phrases
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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.
Czech translation
Noun
úkol, úloha, zadáni, práce
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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
Job a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid.
She wants to be left alone to get on with the job
Verb
Charge entrust (someone) with a task as a duty or responsibility.
The committee was charged with reshaping the educational system.
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Antonyms: irresponsibility, fun, entertainment
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Collocation
VERB + TASK
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.
TASK + VERB
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confront sb, face sb The team have no illusions about the size of the task confronting them.