task

UK
/tɑːsk/
US
/tæsk/

Translations

tasknoun
tasks
pl
UK
/tɑːsk/
US
/tæsk/
The task was to complete the project by the end of the week.
Задача заключалась в том, чтобы завершить проект к концу недели.
The teacher gave us a task to write an essay.
Учитель дал нам задание написать эссе.
He found the task to be quite challenging.
Он нашел эту работу довольно сложной.
taskverb
tasked
Past Simple
tasked
Past Participle
tasking
Gerund
UK
/tɑːsk/
US
/tæsk/
The manager tasked him with completing the report by Friday.
Менеджер поручил ему завершить отчет к пятнице.
The teacher tasked the students with a challenging project.
Учитель задал студентам сложный проект.
taskadjective
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to tasks (e.g., "task list", "task manager").

Definitions

tasknoun
A piece of work to be done or undertaken.
The manager assigned a new task to the team for the upcoming project.
A duty or responsibility that is assigned or expected.
Completing the monthly report is a task that falls under the accountant's responsibilities.
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
Cleaning the entire house in one day was quite a task.
In computing, a unit of work or execution handled by an operating system or application.
The scheduler can pause one task while another is running.
taskverb
To assign a piece of work to someone.
The manager tasked her with completing the report by Friday.
To strain or tax someone’s abilities or resources.
The steep climb tasked their stamina.
taskadjective
Relating to or intended for tasks.
He opened the task manager to end the frozen program.