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Task
01
a piece of work for someone to do, especially as an assignment
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
tasks
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
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
task
3rd person singular
tasks
present participle
tasking
past simple
tasked
past participle
tasked
Examples
His new job tasks him with balancing multiple high-stakes responsibilities.
