noun
task
tahsk
noun
1
A specific piece of work that needs to be done.
"Cleaning the garage was today's first task."
"She crossed each completed task off her list."
2
(computing) A unit of work or a running instance of a program that a computer executes.
"The background task finished syncing the files."
verb
1
To assign someone a piece of work or responsibility.
"She was tasked with organizing the entire conference."
"The committee tasked a small team with drafting the proposal."
How to Use Task
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA job or piece of work to be done, or to formally assign someone to do it.
Common pairings
complete a task
task list
be tasked with
Word Forms
tasked past tense, tasks plural, tasks singular
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Etymology
From Old Northern French tasque, ultimately from Latin taxō, meaning to assess or charge — making "task" a doublet of "tax."