task
noun
1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Similar word(s): labor, project, undertaking
Definition categories: act, work
2. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- the endless task of classifying the samples
verb
1. assign a task to
- I tasked him with looking after the children
Definition categories: social, assign, delegate, depute, designate
2. use to the limit
Similar word(s): tax
Definition categories: consumption, extend, strain
Sentences with task as a verb:
- On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.