task

/tɑːsk/

a piece of work to be done

She completed her daily tasks before leaving the office.

She finished all her assigned work before going home.

general

a piece of work assigned to someone

The manager gave me a new task to analyze the sales data.

My boss assigned me a new job to examine the sales figures.

Commonly used in work or project contexts.

informal

a difficult or challenging activity

Running a marathon is a tough task.

Completing a marathon is a very difficult challenge.

Often used to describe something that requires effort.

Collocations

complete a taskto finish a job or assignmentassign a taskto give someone a job to dodaily tasksregular activities or chores

the current job or activity that needs attention

a group of people assembled to work on a specific project or problem

'Task' is often used in professional settings to describe work assignments.

In formal contexts, 'task' is often used to describe work-related assignments, while in informal contexts, it can refer to any challenging activity.

From Middle English 'taske,' meaning 'tax, duty, or burden,' from Old French 'tache,' meaning 'tax, duty, or task.'

The word 'task' is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to refer to any piece of work or activity that needs to be done.

task

a piece of work or activity

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