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task 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French; Origin: tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca 'tax or service to be done for a ruler', from taxare 'to tax']
a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant or that must be done regularly
-synonym job job task of
::The task of the union representative is to fight on behalf of the members.
::Sara had the task of preparing the agenda for meetings.
::I was given the task of building a fire.
::the skills required to carry out these tasks
::He soon realized the scale of the task he had undertaken .
::Our first task is to gather information.
::Monkeys can be taught to do simple tasks .
::They have the unenviable task of supervising the most dangerous prison in the country.
::Volunteers had the thankless task of distributing campaign leaflets.
::Trying to bring up a small daughter on your own is no easy task .
take someone to task
to strongly criticize somebody for something they have done
take someone to task for
::He was taken to task for not reporting the problem earlier.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
have the task of doing something
set/give somebody a task
carry out/perform/do a task
take on/undertake a task
somebody's first/main task
a simple task
a difficult/impossible/formidable task
an unenviable task (=an unpleasant, boring, or difficult job)
a thankless task (=a boring but necessary job)
not an easy task/no easy task (=difficult)