1
[ noun ] any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

Examples

"he prepared for great undertakings"

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

If the content of faith is to be presented today in a form that can be `` understanded of the people '' - and this , it must_not be forgotten , is one of the goals of the perennial theological task - there is no other choice but to abandon completely a mythological manner of representation .

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

We have attempted to simplify the extensive task of analyzing onset ages and completion ages of each child - more_than 1700 values for the entire group - by constructing figures for each of the 21 centers so that the data for all 34 boys and 34 of the girls will appear together for each growth center .

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

Our central goal should be to provide the greatest positive incentive for these societies to tackle boldly the tasks which they face .

It may seem to some of them that success can be purchased much less dearly by fishing in the murky waters of international politics than by facing_up to the intractable tasks at_home .

Several related tasks must be carried_out if self-sustaining growth is to be achieved .

2
[ noun ] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

Synonyms

job chore

Examples

: "the job of repairing the engine took several hours" "the endless task of classifying the samples" "the farmer's morning chores"

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

Only confusion , failure and anarchy result when the effort is made to impose upon the civil_authority the impossible task of policing private homes to preclude the possibility of sin .

(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)

The task of a congregation would be defined , according to economic integration , as the work of co-opting individuals and families of similar social and economic position to replenish the nuclear core of the congregation .

(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)

To find a form that accommodates the mess , that is the task of the artist now '' .

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

There should be a task for everyone and these tasks should be rotated .

There should be a task for everyone and these tasks should be rotated .

3
[ verb ] assign a task to

Examples

"I tasked him with looking after the children"

Related terms

delegate job

4
[ verb ] use to the limit

Synonyms

tax

Examples

"you are taxing my patience"

Related terms

strain

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