Associations to the word «Task»

Wiktionary

TASK, noun. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
TASK, noun. A difficult or tedious undertaking.
TASK, noun. An objective.
TASK, noun. (computing) A process or execution of a program.
TASK, verb. (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
TASK, verb. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
TASK, verb. To charge, as with a fault.
TASK FORCE, noun. (business) (government) (military) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.
TASK FORCES, noun. Plural of task force

Dictionary definition

TASK, noun. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings".
TASK, noun. A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores".
TASK, verb. Assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children".
TASK, verb. Use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats