mission
A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or dutyA set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
» He was given an important mission.
Ihm wurde eine wichtige Mission anvertraut.
Ему поручили важную миссию.
Йому було доручено важливу місію.
Meaning
11 senses(countable)A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
Auftrag, Mission
ми́ссияmíssija, поруче́ниеporučénije, зада́ниеzadánije
мі́сіяmísija, дору́ченняdorúčennja, припору́каpryporúka
(countable, uncountable)A important goal or purpose; an objective.
(countable)A missionary expedition.
the organized work of a religious missionary
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
(countable)An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
(countable, uncountable)A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
(countable, uncountable)A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.
(Australia, countable, uncountable)An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A drug run.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Dismissal; discharge from service
Examples
382 sentencesHe was given an important mission.
Йому було доручено важливу місію.
ruЕму поручили важную миссию.
deIhm wurde eine wichtige Mission anvertraut.
The soldiers' mission was to destroy the bridge.
Солдати мали завдання - знищити той міст.
ruЗадача солдат была уничтожить мост.
deDie Mission der Soldaten war es, die Brücke zu zerstören.
How dangerous do you think this mission is going to be?
Як думаєш, наскільки небезпечною буде ця місія?
Tom completed the mission.
Том виконав місію.
What was your mission?
У чому була твоя місія?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, disLearned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).
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Forms
plural: missionsSynonyms
10 synonyms- the organized work of a religious missionary:missionary work
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group:chargecommission
- an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters:military mission
- an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work:missionary postmissionary stationforeign mission
- a group of representatives or delegates:deputationcommissiondelegationdelegacy
Word family
64 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- on a mission
- our mission is
- have a mission
- the mission was
- mission was a