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noun (plural tasks) |
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1. job assigned to somebody: a piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually short in duration or with a deadline
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2. assignment: a piece of work or an assignment, especially one that is important or difficult
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transitive verb (past and past participle tasked, present participle task·ing, 3rd person present singular tasks) |
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1. assign work to somebody: to assign a task to somebody
  tasked me with writing the letter
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2. burden somebody: to burden somebody excessively with work or duties
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| [13th century. Via Old N French tasque "duty, tax" < medieval Latin tasca< Latin taxare (see tax)] |
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take somebody to task to scold or criticize somebody
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