task

🇺🇸 /tæsk/ 🇬🇧 /tɑːsk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
A2

A job or duty that needs to be completed.

Completing the project on time is a crucial task.

A2

An exercise or activity intended to help achieve a learning goal.

The teacher assigned a task to practice the new vocabulary.

verb
R

To assign a job or duty to someone.

The manager tasked the team with developing a new strategy.

translation

n. A job or duty that needs to be completed.; An exercise or activity intended to help achieve a learning goal.
v. To assign a job or duty to someone.

Word Forms

3rd Present tasks
Past tasked
Perfect tasked
Progressive tasking
Plural tasks