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English [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ].

From Middle English taske ( “ task, tax ” ) , from Old Northern French tasque , (compare Old French variant tasche ), from Medieval Latin tasca , alteration of taxa , from Latin taxāre ( “ censure; charge ” ) . Doublet of tax .

Pronunciation [ edit ]

  • ( Received Pronunciation ) enPR : täsk , IPA ( key ) : /tɑːsk/
  • ( General American ) enPR : tăsk , IPA ( key ) : /tæsk/
  • Rhymes: -æsk , -ɑːsk

Noun [ edit ]

task ( plural tasks )

  • A piece of work done as part of one’s duties . The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description.
  • 2013 July 19, Ian Sample , “ Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains ”, in The Guardian Weekly , volume 189 , number 6, page 34 : Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
  • 2013 August 10, “ A new prescription ”, in The Economist , volume 408 , number 8848 : As the world's drug habit shows, governments are failing in their quest to monitor every London window-box and Andean hillside for banned plants. But even that Sisyphean task looks easy next to the fight against synthetic drugs. No sooner has a drug been blacklisted than chemists adjust their recipe and start churning out a subtly different one.
  • An objective .
  • ( computing ) A process or execution of a program. The user killed the frozen task .
  • 1593 , anonymous author , The Life and Death of Iacke Straw   [ … ] , Act I : Art thou the Collector of the Kings taske ? [ … ] Thou haſt thy taske money for all that be heere, [ … ]

Usage notes [ edit ]

  • Adjectives often applied to "task": difficult, easy, simple, hard, tough, complex, not-so-easy, challenging, complicated, tricky, formidable, arduous, laborious, onerous, small, big, huge, enormous, tremendous, gigantic, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, social, intellectual, theological, important, basic, trivial, unpleasant, demanding, pleasant, noble, painful, grim, responsible, rewarding, boring, ungrateful, delightful, glorious, agreeable.

Synonyms [ edit ]

  • ( piece of work ) : chore , job
  • ( difficult undertaking ) : undertaking
  • ( objective ) : objective , goal
  • ( process ) : process

Derived terms [ edit ]

  • call to task
  • multitasking
  • Sally-Anne task
  • Sternberg task
  • take to task
  • task manager
  • task-negative
  • task-oriented
  • task-positive

Verb [ edit ]

task ( third-person singular simple present tasks , present participle tasking , simple past and past participle tasked )

  • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare , “ The Tempest ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies   [ … ] ( First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed [ ward ] Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , [Act I, scene ii]: All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I come / To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly, / To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride / On the curl'd clouds, to thy strong bidding task / Ariel and all his quality.
  • a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden , “The Last Parting of Hector and Andromache . From the Sixth Book of the Iliad .”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden,   [ … ] , volume IV, London: [ … ] J [ acob ] and R [ ichard ] Tonson ,   [ … ] , published 1760 , →OCLC : There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.
  • 2021 May 19, “Network News: HS2 unearths 900 years of history in Buckinghamshire”, in RAIL , number 931 , page 23 : By 1966 the building was considered so unsafe that the Royal Engineers were tasked with demolishing it.
  • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville , chapter 36, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale , 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers ; London: Richard Bentley , →OCLC : He tasks me; he heaps me; I see in him outrageous strength, with an inscrutable malice sinewing it.
  • c. 1619–1621 , John Fletcher , “ The Island Princesse ”, in Comedies and Tragedies   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Humphrey Robinson ,   [ … ] , and for Humphrey Moseley   [ … ] , published 1647 , →OCLC , Act III, scene iii: Too impudent to task me with those errors.

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

  • Alternative form of taisch

Anagrams [ edit ]

  • AKST , KTAS , Kast , askt , kast , kats , skat

Swedish [ edit ]

task   c

  • ( colloquial ) a dick (penis)

Declension [ edit ]

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  • task in Svensk ordbok ( SO )
  • task in Svenska Akademiens ordlista ( SAOL )
  • task in Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( SAOB )
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  • I had the sad task of sorting through her papers after she died .
  • Max has undertaken the task of restoring an old houseboat .
  • Robson's first task will be to inspire his team with some confidence .
  • We ranked the tasks in order of importance .
  • UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital .

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Conjugation verb task

Model : obey

Auxiliary : have , be

Other forms: task oneself / not task

Contractions

  • he/she/it tasks
  • he/she/it tasked
  • they tasked

Present continuous

  • I am tasking
  • you are tasking
  • he/she/it is tasking
  • we are tasking
  • they are tasking

Present perfect

  • I have tasked
  • you have tasked
  • he/she/it has tasked
  • we have tasked
  • they have tasked
  • I will task
  • you will task
  • he/she/it will task
  • we will task
  • they will task

Future perfect

  • I will have tasked
  • you will have tasked
  • he/she/it will have tasked
  • we will have tasked
  • they will have tasked

Past continous

  • I was tasking
  • you were tasking
  • he/she/it was tasking
  • we were tasking
  • they were tasking

Past perfect

  • I had tasked
  • you had tasked
  • he/she/it had tasked
  • we had tasked
  • they had tasked

Future continuous

  • I will be tasking
  • you will be tasking
  • he/she/it will be tasking
  • we will be tasking
  • they will be tasking

Present perfect continuous

  • I have been tasking
  • you have been tasking
  • he/she/it has been tasking
  • we have been tasking
  • they have been tasking

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been tasking
  • you had been tasking
  • he/she/it had been tasking
  • we had been tasking
  • they had been tasking

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been tasking
  • you will have been tasking
  • he/she/it will have been tasking
  • we will have been tasking
  • they will have been tasking

Perfect participle

  • having tasked

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No one likes tasks . This is unsurprising, given that the definitions we give for this noun include “a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time,” “subjection to adverse criticism,” and “something hard or unpleasant that has to be done.” You will rarely hear someone speak of the “lovely task” they’ve just been given. But some are not content with disliking this word based on its semantic content, and have taken additional umbrage with its use as a verb.

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It is uncertain exactly why this distaste for the transitive verb form of task has come about. Some possibilities are that it is seen as being new, that it is business jargon, or that it frequently is found used in the passive voice. Prohibitions against the verb are rarely found in usage and style guides, and when they are encountered few seem to take them very seriously.

task is not a verb. — Telegraph Style Book; The official guide to house style for The Daily Telegraph , (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-book/t/) Ronald Koeman tasked with resuscitating mediocre Dutch national team and own management career — (headline) The Daily Telegraph (London, Eng.), 22 Mar. 2018 A unit of US special forces tasked with carrying out “decapitation” operations may be aboard a nuclear-powered submarine docked in the South Korean port of Busan, the nation’s newswire reported on Monday, citing a defence source. — The Daily Telegraph (London, Eng.), 17 Oct. 2017 Pippa Grange, 47, is tasked with changing the culture and mindset of England teams, and increasing their “psychological resilience” to the pressure of winning critical matches.… — The Daily Telegraph (London, Eng.), 4 Jan. 2018

Task is not a new verb. In fact, it has been verbing along since the 14th century, used with the meaning of “to assign a task to.” It also has an obsolete sense of “to impose a tax on,” and an additional current meaning of “to oppress with great labor.” The word has shown an increase in use of late, particularly in business writing (a form of English many people take great dislike to), but getting tasked with something is commonly found in military use from at least the 1960s.

One consolidated handbook covering the subjects of welfare organizations, pay and allowances, allotments, travel, shipment of household effects, overseas duty stations, disabilitv separation, retirement, promotion, reenlistment benefits, medical care, survivors' benefits-and others-would answer the prayers of those tasked with these additional duties. — Leatherneck (Quantico, VA), Oct. 1963 The platoon is tasked to conduct a two-week platoon sweep between Hue and Danang with the objective of eliminating all enemy forces within the Hue-Danang axis, the bush country as well as Route One. — Marine Corps Gazette , May 1970 Responsibility for delivering the food to Yuma was tasked to Marine Aerial Refueler-Transport Squadron 252. — Leatherneck (Quantico, VA), Jul. 1971

This particular turn of phrase did not originate with the military, and may be seen on occasion in much earlier examples.

The establishment involved immense expenses, and responsibilities, and was tasked with the transmission not only of intelligence, but of immense amounts of exchanges. — Niles’ National Register (Baltimore, MD), 19 Dec. 1846 It was impossible for me to write a line all this week, as I was on every committee which was tasked with receiving and entertaining Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States. — The American Israelite (Cincinnati, OH), 7 May 1891

It is fine with us if you wish to avoid using the passive voice in your writing, and we also have no problem with you eschewing the use of task as a verb. But any decent peeve should have a solid foundation, and saying that task is not a verb is deficient in that regard. Perhaps you could go with the old standby of “I just hate that word.”

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Definition of task noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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  • 2 an activity that is designed to help achieve a particular learning goal, especially in language teaching task-based learning
  • task a piece of work that someone has to do, especially a difficult or unpleasant one: Our first task is to set up a communications system.
  • duties tasks that are part of your job: Your duties include data entry and record keeping.
  • mission an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country: They went on a fact-finding mission to learn more about it.
  • job a piece of work that someone has to do: I've got various jobs around the house.
  • A task may be more difficult than a job and require you to think carefully about how you are going to do it. A job may be something small that is one of several things that you have to do, especially in the home; or a job can be something that takes a long time and is boring and/or needs a lot of patience.
  • chore a task that you have to do regularly, especially one that you do in the home and find unpleasant or boring: household chores
  • the task/mission/job/chore of (doing) something
  • (a) daily/day-to-day task/duties/job/chore
  • (a) routine task/duties/mission/job/chore
  • a/an easy/difficult task/mission/job/chore
  • (a) household/domestic task/duties/job/chore
  • to do a task/a job/the chores
  • to finish a task/a mission/a job/the chores
  • to give somebody a task/their duties/a mission/a job/a chore

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They provide response playbooks, help assign tasks to the correct team members, and help capture records of how and when your company took action.

The beauty of it all is that once your papers are organized, your space is cleaner and your tasks are accomplished quicker.

A hashtag challenge is a unique TikTok’s content format where brands ask users to post a certain task using a specific hashtag.

Today’s technologies aren’t up to the task of deep decarbonization.

You can also right-click on the app and choose End task from there.

In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.

Detectives with a fugitive task force caught up with Polanco and a friend on a Bronx street in the early afternoon.

Sabrine is a trained lawyer, likely a helpful quality when your task is to push politicians.

It was a complex task they were asked to do, and every cultural and experiential advantage would be required.

Before dying in 1219, Marshal would begin the task of rebuilding England after decades of war.

And it was no light task, then, for six hundred men to keep the peace on a thousand miles of frontier.

Will the new issues promptly retire when their special task is over?

He sighed as he laid the papers on the table; for he thought the task would be a harder one than even his own immolation.

Having accomplished his task within three months Datto Mandi withdrew with all his men, except two who wished to settle at Pardo.

Through the beautiful, windy autumn days, he labored at his difficult task, the task of telling a story.

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Task verbs, also known as command words See the glossary definition , instruction words See the glossary definition or direction words, are an important part of an essay prompt or task description. They tell you what to do. Other types of words in a task description are content words (which give information about the topic or subject of the essay) and limiting words (which give information about the scope of the essay).

In a task description there may be more than one task verb. In fact, some of the task verbs are normally secondary, or follow up, verbs and they are indicated as such in the definitions below. "Elaborate" is one example: you can't elaborate until you have already mentioned something. If there is more than one task verb, and there often is, you must make sure that you address both parts of the question in your essay. Otherwise the task is incomplete and you will lose marks. See the examples on the task analysis page Go to the Task Analysis page .

  • Account for ... : explain the reasons for (usually a result, outocome, or something which has happened) ... : a secondary task verb;
  • Analyse: critically examine and describe the details of a topic See the glossary definition , argument See the glossary definition , proposition See the glossary definition , etc.;
  • Argue: give reasons and evidence See the glossary definition to support a point of view;
  • Assess: make a judgement about the quality, importance, or value of an argument or proposition ;
  • Cite: quote a source in support of your arguments : see more on the quoting and citing Go to the Quoting and Citing page : a secondary task verb;
  • Clarify: make something clearer by simplifying or using examples or analogies : a secondary task verb;
  • Classify: arrange items into groups according to their features : see more on the classification Go to the Classification page ;
  • Comment (on): state your opinion about something mentioned in the task description, supported by evidence, examples or analogies See the glossary definition : a secondary task verb;
  • Compare: examine similarities and differences between items specified in a task description : see more on the comparison and contrast Go to the Comparison and Contrast page;
  • Consider: State your thoughts and opinions about whatever is mentioned in the task description and give reasons for your opinions;
  • Contrast: highlight differences between two or more things specified in a task description : see more on the comparison and contrast Go to the Comparison and Contrast page;
  • Criticise: give your reasoned judgement about the value of something - criticism may be positive or negative;
  • Deduce: draw a reasoned conclusion from the facts and evidence See the glossary definition you have presented : a secondary task verb;
  • Define: clearly state the precise meaning of something specified in a task description;
  • Demonstrate: use evidence and/or examples to support and clarify something mentioned in the task description;
  • Describe: give a clear account of something mentioned in the task description in such a way that a reader might have a clear understanding of what is described;
  • Develop (argument, analysis, critique ...): give further details and support for your argument, analysis, critique, theory, proposal ... : a secondary task verb;
  • Differentiate: show the differences which exist between two entities;
  • Discuss: write critically about the important details of a topic, argument, proposition, etc. : "critically" means giving considered opinions about various aspects of the topic;
  • Elaborate: provide further information about some aspect of item(s) mentioned in the task description : a secondary task verb;
  • Enumerate: give an ordered, or possibly a numbered, list of whatever is asked in the task description : see more on the enumeration Go to the Enumeration page;
  • Examine: look carefully at something in order to learn about it and understand it: as a task verb it means to describe in detail the most important features of something and explain their use and value;
  • Explain: make something requested in the task description clear and easy to understand;
  • Explore: examine an issue from different points of view in order to have a deeper understanding of it and be able to draw some conclusions;
  • Evaluate: state your opinion about the value of the arguments, proposals, propositions etc. in the task description. Your opinions should be supported by evidence and/or reasoned argument;
  • Hypothesize: give a possible explanation for something : a secondary task verb;
  • Identify (trends, trends, patterns, features, issues, problems, ...): to find, locate in whatever the task description asks you to locate and comment on it. Your opinions should be supported by evidence and/or reasoned argument;
  • Illustrate: use evidence, examples, analogies See the glossary definition or (where appropriate) graphics to support and clarify something mentioned in the task description;
  • Indicate: point out something particular mentioned in the task description;
  • Infer: draw a conclusion about the truth of something based in the information available : a secondary task verb;
  • Justify: give reasons and/or evidence why something specified in a task description should be considered acceptable : a secondary task verb;
  • Outline: describe the main points about an argument, topic, proposition, etc.;
  • Paraphrase: summarise See the glossary definition in your own words : see more on the paraphrasing Go to the Paraphrasing page;
  • Predict: say what you think will happen in the future based on the information you have presented : a secondary task verb;
  • Propose: make a suggestion;
  • Prove: show that something is true by providing evidence and logical reasoning;
  • Recommend: suggest a particular course of action, remedy, or solution : a secondary task verb;
  • Reconcile: show how two different ideas or theories can both be acceptable or exist together : a secondary task verb;
  • Review: consider the main points of something and comment on their merits or drawbacks;
  • Specify: indicate and/or describe something particular clearly and precisely : a secondary task verb;
  • State (opinion, reason, cause, why, how, when ...) : clearly write what is requested in the task description;
  • Suggest: mention a possible course of action which a reader might consider;
  • Summarise: give an account of the main points about whatever is mentioned a the task description;
  • Support (your argument, analysis, opinion ...): give proof or evidence that your argument, analysis, opinion ... is true : a secondary task verb;
  • Synthesize: combine elements (information, theories, hypotheses See the glossary definition etc.) into a coherent summary;
  • Trace: outline the history or development of an issue, idea, or topic.

A Word about Adverbs

Verbs are often qualified by adverbs and these task verbs are no exception. In a task description you must take note of adverbs; they are there for a purpose. If the task description requires you to discuss something briefly , then it must be brief. First of all because, if your discussion is lengthy, you are not fulfilling the task requirements. Secondly, if there is a word limit, you are taking away words which you need to fulfill other task requirements. Thirdly, if the task is a time limited test, you are wasting time. Also, the ability to express key points concisely is a key skill.

Other adverbs which may occur in task descriptions are:

  • critically: (critically evaluate, assess, analyse, examine ... ) : "critically" means that you have to go beyond mere description or explanation - it means you must express your opinions about the value or validity of something (positive or negative) and give your reasons (supported by evidence from authoritative sources) for holding those opinions;
  • clearly: (clearly illustrate, indicate, identify, explain ... ) : "clearly" means in simple terms - easy to understand; you must consider your audience See the glossary definition here;
  • carefully: (carefully consider, examine, explain, assess ... ) : "carefully" means more than just with care; it means to do something in some depth and clarity;
  • systematically: (systematically analyse, examine, assess ...) : according to some rational and clear criteria.

Other words and phrases which may occur in task descriptions are:

  • To what extent ... ? : examine the limits of a proposition See the glossary definition or argument See the glossary definition : how strong is the evidence to show that something is true or false?
  • ... in relation to ... : confine your answer to the matter mentioned after the words "in relation to" : a limiting phrase;
  • ... in terms of ... : confine your answer to the matter mentioned after the words "in terms of" : a limiting phrase;
  • ... with reference to ... : your answer must be related to the matter mentioned after the words "with reference to" and you should make explicit reference to it.

See more information about task words, content words, and limiting words on the Task Analysis Page .

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  1. Task Definition & Meaning

    noun ˈtask plural tasks Synonyms of task 1 a : a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time b : something hard or unpleasant that has to be done c : duty, function 2 : subjection to adverse criticism : reprimand … the state government was called to task for not doing more to help the area around the casinos.

  2. TASK

    noun uk / tɑːsk / us / tæsk / task noun (WORK) Add to word list B2 [ C ] a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: perform a task We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.

  3. TASK

    a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: perform a task We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude. daunting task The administration now faced the daunting task of restructuring the entire healthcare system.

  4. TASK Definition & Usage Examples

    task [ task, tahsk ] show ipa See synonyms for: task tasked tasking tasks on Thesaurus.com noun a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty. any piece of work. a matter of considerable labor or difficulty. Obsolete. a tax or impost. verb (used with object)

  5. TASK definition and meaning

    English Dictionary Thesaurus Sentences Conjugation Grammar Definition of 'task' Word Frequency task (tɑːsk , tæsk ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense tasks , present participle tasking , past tense, past participle tasked 1. countable noun

  6. task

    A piece of work done as part of one's duties . The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description. Any piece of work done. A difficult or tedious undertaking . An objective. ( computing) A process or execution of a program. The user killed the frozen task.

  7. Task

    Definitions of task noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted synonyms: labor, project, undertaking see more 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 verb assign a task to "I tasked him with looking after the children"

  8. Task Definition & Meaning

    (computing) A process or execution of a program. Wiktionary Synonyms: role job function purpose chore

  9. TASK

    TASK definition: a piece of work, especially something unpleasant or difficult: . Learn more.

  10. task

    noun a piece of work to be done or undertaken: a new manager was given the task of developing the club's talent More example sentences Synonyms verb [with object] 1 assign a task to: NATO troops are tasked with separating the warring parties More example sentences

  11. Task

    Define task. task synonyms, task pronunciation, task translation, English dictionary definition of task. n. 1. A piece of work assigned or done as part of one's duties. 2.

  12. TASK definition in American English

    SYNONYMS 1, 2. job, assignment. task, chore, job, assignment refer to a definite and specific instance or act of work. task and chore and, to a lesser extent, job often imply work that is tiresome, arduous, or otherwise unpleasant. 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 ...

  13. Task Definition & Meaning

    : to criticize (someone) harshly The boss took me to task for wasting time. task, duty, job, and chore mean a piece of work that has to be done. task suggests work given to you by someone who has authority. The boss used to give me all the hard tasks. duty stresses that someone is responsible for doing the work.

  14. task_1 noun

    a piece of work that somebody has to do, especially a hard or unpleasant one to accomplish/perform/undertake/complete a task a difficult/a daunting/an impossible task Getting hold of this information was no easy task (= was difficult). a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing)

  15. TASK Synonyms: 66 Similar Words

    noun Definition of task 1 as in job a piece of work that needs to be done regularly one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance job duty assignment project chore mission function responsibility endeavor errand undertaking operation post enterprise office stint commission care route

  16. Conjugation task

    task verb conjugation to all tenses, modes and persons. Search the definition and the translation in context for " task ", with examples of use extracted from real-life communication. Similar English verbs: re-enter , doubt , sweat

  17. Task Definition & Meaning

    noun a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty. any piece of work. a matter of considerable labor or difficulty. Obsolete. a tax or impost. verb (used with object) to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.). to impose a task on. Obsolete. to tax. adjective

  18. Can 'Task' Be Used as a Verb?

    'Task' can be used as a verb, and has been used as a verb since the 14th century.

  19. task_2 verb

    /tɑːsk/ /tæsk/ [usually passive] (formal) Verb Forms to give somebody a task to do be tasked with something NATO troops were tasked with keeping the peace. Word Origin Join us Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! See task in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  20. task_1 noun

    Thesaurus task. duties; mission; job; chore; These are all words for a piece of work that someone has to do. task a piece of work that someone has to do, especially a difficult or unpleasant one: Our first task is to set up a communications system. duties tasks that are part of your job: Your duties include data entry and record keeping.

  21. 78 Synonyms & Antonyms for TASK

    noun as in job or chore, often assigned Compare Synonyms Synonyms Antonyms Strongest matches

  22. Task Verbs

    Task verbs, also known as command words See the glossary definition, instruction words See the glossary definition or direction words, are an important part of an essay prompt or task description. They tell you what to do. Other types of words in a task description are content words (which give information about the topic or subject of the essay) and limiting words (which give information ...