Definition of task

noun (n)

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (noun.act)

  Synonym: labor, project, undertaking
  

  source: wordnet30
• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee (noun.act)

  Synonym: chore, job
  

  Example:
  The endless task of classifying the samples.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• assign a task to (verb.social)

  Example:
  I tasked him with looking after the children.
  

  source: wordnet30
• use to the limit (verb.consumption)

  Synonym: tax
  

  source: wordnet30
• To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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