Task (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The project manager assigned a difficult task to the new employee to test her skills.
- She made a list of tasks to complete before the deadline.
- The task of writing a novel can be overwhelming for a beginner.
- He took on the task of training the new staff members.
- The team worked together to complete the complex task within the given timeframe.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- No-brainer
- Venture
- Escapade
- Endurance Contest
- Endeavor
- Assignment
- Labour Of Love
- Child's Play
- Proposition
- Breeze
- Walkover
- Dangerous Undertaking
- Marathon
- Snap
- Pushover
- Piece Of Cake
- Adventure
- Large Order
- Cinch
- Duck Soup
- Baby
- Enterprise
- Labor Of Love
- Tall Order
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The project manager assigned a new task to the team, which was to be completed by the end of the week.
- The task of rewriting the entire report was given to the intern, who was not thrilled about it.
- The company outsourced the task of data entry to a firm in India, which was more cost-effective.
- The teacher gave the students a task to complete over the weekend, which was to write a short essay on a historical figure.
- The IT department was responsible for the task of updating the company's software, which was a time-consuming process.