noun / verb
task
TASK/tæsk/
A piece of work to be done, or to assign such work to someone.
His task is to fold the clean towels into a neat stack.
Etymology
The idea of assessment led to a duty imposed on someone, especially an assigned quantity of labor. This broadened into any piece of work to be done; task and tax share that ancestry.
In context
if you say oh we had this task we had to work on and the deadline was next Tuesday
More examples
- We divide the project into smaller tasks.
- The manager tasks each team with solving a different problem.
- I was tasked with finding a new meeting place.
Forms
task · tasks · tasked · tasking
Similar words
- chore
- Usually routine household work, often seen as tedious.
- assignment
- Emphasizes work given by someone, especially at school or work.
- job
- Can mean a specific task or an entire paid position.