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task

/ task /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
assign a task to
"I tasked him with looking after the children"
Type of:
delegate designate depute
Derived:
job chore undertaking project labor
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
noun Sense 2
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 sampl"
Type of:
duty
Kinds of:
ball-buster ball-breaker disagreeable task disagreeable chore stint
Derived:
job subcontract farm out
verb Sense 3
use to the limit
"you are taxing my patience"
Type of:
strain extend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"he prepared for great undertakings"
Type of:
work
Kinds of:
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup
Derived:
labor labour toil fag travail
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

delegate designate depute duty ball-buster ball-breaker disagreeable task disagreeable chore stint strain extend work