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   What does task mean?

   • The meaning of TASK is a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time. How to use task in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Task.

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   What is the difference between a job and a task?

   • task, duty, job, chore, stint, assignment mean a piece of work to be done. task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance. job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.

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   What is a synonym for task?

   • Synonyms: task, job1, chore, assignment These nouns denote a piece of work that one must do. A task is a well-defined responsibility that is usually imposed by another and that may be burdensome: I stayed at work late to finish the task at hand.

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   What does impose a task mean?

   • 1. a piece of work assigned to or expected of a person. 2. any piece of work. 3. a matter of considerable labor or difficulty. 4. Obs. a tax or impost. 5. to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; strain. 6. to impose a task on. 7. Obs. to tax. take or bring to task, to reprimand; chide; censure. [1250–1300; Middle English (n.) (< dial.

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   What do you take someone to task for?

   • take someone to task for/over something She took her assistant to task for/over her carelessness. be tasked with We have been tasked with setting up camps for refugees. Our first task after we moved was to find a doctor. Making these pastries is no easy task. They face the daunting task of rebuilding their economy.

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   Can a task be more than a job?

   • A task can be big or small, easy or really hard — but it's never more than a job that needs to get done. Chop chop! There's a task that needs completing, and you're just the person for the job. If you're smart though, you'll figure out a way to task someone else with it, or assign it elsewhere.

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   The meaning of TASK is a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time. How to use task in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Task.

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   TASK definition: 1. a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: 2…. Learn more.

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   Task usually refers to a clearly defined piece of work, sometimes of short or limited duration, assigned to or expected of a person: the task of pacifying angry customers; a difficult, time-consuming task.

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   task usually refers to a clearly defined piece of work, sometimes of short or limited duration, assigned to or expected of a person: the task of pacifying angry customers; a difficult, time-consuming task.

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   TASK meaning: 1. a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: 2…. Learn more.

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   noun. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee. “the endless task of classifying the samples”. synonyms: chore, job. see more. a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing. trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores.

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   n. 1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or chore. 2. an unpleasant or difficult job or duty. 3. any piece of work. 4. take to task to criticize or reprove. vb (tr) 5. to assign a task to. 6. to subject to severe strain; tax.