Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece of work assigned or done as part of one's duties.
- noun A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- noun A function to be performed; an objective.
- transitive verb To assign a task to or impose a task on.
- transitive verb Archaic To subject to strain or hardship.
- idiom (take/call) /bring) To reprimand or censure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To tax; charge.
- To take to task; charge with something.
- To impose a task upon; assign a definite amount of labor to.
- To oppress with severe or excessive labor or exertion; occupy or engage fully, as in a task; burden.
- noun A tax; an assessment; an impost.
- noun Labor imposed; especially, a definite quantity or amount of labor; work to be done; one's stint; that which duty or necessity imposes; duty, or duties collectively.
- noun Specifically A lesson to be learned; a portion of study imposed by a teacher.
- noun Work undertaken; an undertaking.
- noun Burdensome employment; toil.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
- noun Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
- noun See under
Take . - transitive verb To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
- transitive verb To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
- transitive verb To charge; to tax, as with a fault.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
piece ofwork done aspart of one’sduties . - noun A
difficult ortedious undertaking . - noun An
objective . - noun computing A
process orexecution of a program. - verb transitive To
assign a task to, orimpose a task on. - verb To
oppress with severe or excessiveburdens ; totax . - verb To
charge , as with afault .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb assign a task to
- verb use to the limit
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Also I wrapped the $task like this: addslashes$task in insertTask.php because otherwise double quotes are not accepted into a new task, and the DHTML corrupts.
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The @task decorator registers the function as a task, tying it in to the list of options available from the command line.
Planet Python 2009
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Their main task is to protect their citizens from evil-doers and exercise justice.
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Now the main task is adapting the chapters for a younger and more superhero-interested audience.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » January » 02 2009
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Kofler says the naval forces 'main task is to protect vessels that are carrying food aid for displaced people in Somalia.
Maritime Bureau Blames Somali Pirates for Almost Half of Worldwide Attacks 2010
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"Today I am able to say that we have concluded all questions with the U.S. about Russia's entry into the WTO, and now the main task is wrapping up talks with the working group in Geneva," Mr. Kudrin said in Yalta, Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
Russia and U.S. Reach WTO Agreement William Mauldin 2010
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Now the main task is adapting the chapters for a younger and more superhero-interested audience.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » New Year’s Resolutions: 2009 2009
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Now, the ethologist's main task is to understand the perceptual world of the animal and that requires a tricky kind of concentration, especially with a creature like the octopus, which is basically a snail that's as smart as a cat, and from the human perspective the most alien intelligence on the planet.
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Now the main task is adapting the chapters for a younger and more superhero-interested audience.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » January 2009
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Now Holtz-Eakin's main task is defending the indefensible, McCain's tax policy.
The Things Campaigns Do to You xtra 2008
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January 27, 2010