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task

/tæsk/noun, verb1 syllable

Task means: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.

Synonyms for task10

noun, as in any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

undertaking, project, labor, labour

noun, as in a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

job, chore

verb, as in use to the limit

tax

also used for task

process, objective, goal

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What does task mean?4

noun

1

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted“he prepared for great undertakings”

2

a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee“estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars”

verb

1

use to the limit“you are taxing my patience”

2

assign a task to“I tasked him with looking after the children”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with task?5

one syllable

askmaskflaskbasquecask
Show 40 near rhymes
thatashaveatancanhashadthanbacklastmanambadthankblackthanksfacthalfhandunderstandyeahclasspastactaskedplanchancelandalbankhandsstandtaxfastmatchaddattackdamnperhaps

Task in a sentence

  • With his father's help, he would have succeeded in this task sooner.unknown
  • Though he is young, he is equal to the task.unknown
  • Young as he is, he is equal to the task.unknown
  • Young as he is, he is not equal to the task.unknown
  • Young as he was, he was equal to the task.unknown
  • Since he is old, this task must be difficult for him.CM
  • Though he is old, he is still equal to the task.unknown
  • Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task.saeb

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Forms of task

as a noun

plural
tasks

as a verb

past tense
tasked
present participle
tasking
third-person singular
tasks
past participle
tasked