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Task
01
a piece of work for someone to do, especially as an assignment
Examples
The teacher assigned a reading task to the students for homework.
02
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
to task
01
to assign a duty or responsibility to someone
Transitive: to task sb with a duty
Examples
The manager decided to task the team with a challenging project to test their skills.
02
to require a lot from someone, especially in terms of their time, energy, or skills
Transitive: to task sb
Examples
His new job tasks him with balancing multiple high-stakes responsibilities.
