English dictionary
task
nounPronunciation
tɑːsk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
noun
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
- use to the limit
verb
- assign a task to
Example sentences
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
he prepared for great undertakings
you are taxing my patience
I tasked him with looking after the children