task
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Noun
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- daily task, monotonous task, regular task, parental task
- The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description.
- I put him to task on the chores.
- carry out a task
- complete a task
- Each member of the team completed tasks in service of the goal.
- Getting him to change his behavior will be quite a task for you.
- I'm currently working on the task she gave me, alphabetizing all of those print files.
- Solving the economy is an enormous task for the ministry.
- Your task is the elimination of the termites.
- The user killed the frozen task.
- A state of diligence in work on a task.
- I put him to task on the chores.
- Any piece of work done.
- carry out a task
- complete a task
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- Each member of the team completed tasks in service of the goal.
- A difficult or tedious undertaking; a substantial project.
- Getting him to change his behavior will be quite a task for you.
- I'm currently working on the task she gave me, alphabetizing all of those print files.
- Solving the economy is an enormous task for the ministry.
- An objective or duty.
- Your task is the elimination of the termites.
- A process or execution of a program.
- The user killed the frozen task.
- State of being subject to reprimands.
- call to task, take to task
- I will put him to task for what he's done.
- Can she hold us to task for that?
- I hope somebody has brought him to task by now.
- A tax or charge.
Verb
- To assign a task to; to impose a task on.
- On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.
- To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax To institute a tax on.
- To institute a tax on.
- To charge, as with a fault.
Noun
- Alternative form of taisch.
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