task
[ task, tahsk ]
/ tæsk, tɑsk /
noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
of or relating to a task or tasks: A task chart will help organize the department's work.
Idioms for task
take to task,
to call to account; blame; censure: The teacher took them to task for not doing their homework.
Origin of task
SYNONYMS FOR task
1, 2
job,
assignment.
Task,
chore,
job,
assignment refer to a definite and specific instance or act of work.
Task and
chore and, to a lesser extent,
job often imply work that is tiresome, arduous, or otherwise unpleasant.
Task usually refers to a clearly defined piece of work, sometimes of short or limited duration, assigned to or expected of a person:
the task of pacifying angry customers; a difficult, time-consuming task. A
chore is a minor task, usually one of several performed as part of a routine, as in farming, and often more tedious than difficult:
the daily chore of taking out the garbage; early morning chores of feeding the livestock.
Job is the most general of these terms, referring to almost any work or responsibility, including a person's means of earning a living:
the job of washing the windows; a well-paying job in advertising.
Assignment refers to a specific task allocated to a person by someone in a position of authority:
a homework assignment; a reporter's assignment to cover international news.
OTHER WORDS FROM task
task·less, adjective sub·task, noun un·tasked, adjectiveWords nearby task
taser,
tashi lama,
tashkent,
tashlikh,
tasimeter,
task,
task force,
task-oriented,
taskbar,
taskmaster,
taskmistress
British Dictionary definitions for subtask
task
/ (tɑːsk) /
noun
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or chore
an unpleasant or difficult job or duty
any piece of work
take to task
to criticize or reprove
verb (tr)
to assign a task to
to subject to severe strain; tax
Derived forms of task
tasker, noun taskless, adjectiveWord Origin for task
C13: from Old French
tasche, from Medieval Latin
tasca, from
taxa tax, from Latin
taxāre to
tax
Idioms and Phrases with subtask
task
see take to task.