Definition of "task" in English

noun

1. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

   • daily task
   • monotonous task
   • regular task
   • parental task
   • The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description.

2. Any piece of work done.

   • carry out a task
   • complete a task

3. A single action undertaken by a given agent.

4. A difficult or tedious undertaking.

5. An objective.

6. (computing) A process or execution of a program.

   • The user killed the frozen task.

7. (obsolete) A tax or charge.

verb

1. (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

   • On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.

2. (transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax

3. (transitive) To charge, as with a fault.

noun

1. Alternative form of taisch.