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task
noun
verb
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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Pronunciation
tɑːsk
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noun
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”
noun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
“he prepared for great undertakings”
verb
use to the limit
“you are taxing my patience”
verb
assign a task to
“I tasked him with looking after the children”
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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
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