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Task Meaning, Examples, and Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：assignment (task)

task 🔊

/tæsk/

n./v.

A piece of work that someone needs to do, often given by a teacher or a boss.

assignment 🔊

➕

/əˈsaɪnmənt/

n./v.

A piece of work or duty that is assigned to or expected of a person.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'tasque', ultimately from Latin 'taxare' (to assess).

💡 Mnemonic

Think: 'Take a task' – you take on a job. Or: T-A-S-K = The Assigned Special Job.

📖 Example

My first task this morning is to check all my emails. 🔊 My first task this morning is to check all my emails.

🔗 Collocations

task force – A temporary group formed to accomplish a specific objective.

task list – A list of items to be done or checked.

complete a task – To finish a specific piece of work.

🔄 Synonyms

job (n.) – A piece of work, especially one that is paid.

assignment (n.) – A task or piece of work allocated to someone.

duty (n.) – A moral or legal obligation; a task expected of one.

🚫 Antonyms

leisure (n.) – Time free from work or duties; relaxation.

hobby (n.) – An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.

🌱 Derivatives

taskmaster (n.) – A person who imposes tasks or supervises work strictly.

tasking (n.) – The act of assigning tasks or the tasks assigned.

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old French 'tasque' and Latin 'taxare' (to assess). Originally meant a fixed amount of work or tax imposed, later generalized to any piece of work.

Meaning 2：assign (task)

task 🔊

/tæsk/

n./v.

To give someone a specific job or responsibility to do.

assign 🔊

➕

/əˈsaɪn/

n./v.

To assign a piece of work or responsibility to someone.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Our teacher tasked us with finding three interesting facts about the solar system. 🔊 Our teacher tasked us with finding three interesting facts about the solar system.

🔗 Collocations

task someone with something – To assign a specific duty or responsibility to someone.

be tasked to do something – To be given the responsibility of performing a particular action.

task force – A group assigned to a specific mission or project.

🔄 Synonyms

assign (v.) – To allocate a task or duty to someone.

charge (v.) – To entrust someone with a task or responsibility.

entrust (v.) – To give someone the responsibility for something.

🚫 Antonyms

relieve (v.) – To free someone from a duty or task.

exempt (v.) – To excuse someone from an obligation or task.

🌱 Derivatives

tasking (n.) – The assignment of tasks or the tasks themselves.

tasked (adj.) – Having been given a task or responsibility.