Meaning

11 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable, uncountable)A important goal or purpose; an objective.

  3. (countable)A missionary expedition.

    the organized work of a religious missionary

  4. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.

  5. (countable)An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.

    Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.

  8. (Australia, countable, uncountable)An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.

  9. (countable, slang, uncountable)A drug run.

  10. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.

  11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Dismissal; discharge from service

Examples

382 sentences
  1. He was given an important mission.

    Йому було доручено важливу місію.

    ruЕму поручили важную миссию.

    deIhm wurde eine wichtige Mission anvertraut.

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  2. 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.

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  3. How dangerous do you think this mission is going to be?

    Як думаєш, наскільки небезпечною буде ця місія?

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  4. Tom completed the mission.

    Том виконав місію.

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  5. What was your mission?

    У чому була твоя місія?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
religious evangelism:
set of tasks that fulfills a purpose:
Русский
By meaning 2
religious evangelism:
set of tasks that fulfills a purpose:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
religious evangelism:
set of tasks that fulfills a purpose:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, dis

Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).

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