Definitions

task

[task, tahsk] / tæsk, tɑsk /

NOUN

job or chore, often assigned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assignment burden business duty effort exercise function project responsibility undertaking work

STRONG

bother calling charge employment enterprise errand gig grind grindstone headache labor load millstone mission nuisance occupation office onus pain province stint strain tax toil trouble vocation

WEAK

daily grind deadweight fun and games long row to hoe

Antonyms

STRONGEST

irresponsibility

STRONG

aid benefit blessing entertainment fun good health happiness health help hobby idleness inactivity pastime pleasure unemployment

VERB

assign, burden

Synonyms

STRONG

charge encumber entrust exhaust lade load oppress overload push saddle strain tax test weary weigh weight

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist exonerate help unburden

Example Sentences

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Martin Hewitt, tasked with curbing Channel crossings, said more than 4,000 disruptions against smuggling gangs had taken place since his unit was set up, including seizing cash and convicting key players.

From BBC

At the moment, this looks an impossible task as many seem to have made up their mind that Frank is not the man for them.

From BBC

All six are now being looked after by Ms Pollen, whose task is to socialise the animals, as well as monitor their progress.

From BBC

Though he and other U.S. officials he tasked with working on Venezuela’s transition didn’t say it, administering a country of 28 million twice the size of California will be enormously complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal

They were tasked with “dismantling and disabling” Venezuela’s air-defense systems, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine told reporters Saturday, “to ensure the safe passage of the helicopters into the target area.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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