mission
To send on a missionTo send on a mission.
» He was given an important mission.
Ihm wurde eine wichtige Mission anvertraut. — xtofu80
Ему поручили важную миссию. — odexed
Йому було доручено важливу місію. — shanghainese
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To send on a mission.
(intransitive)To do missionary work, proselytize.
(transitive)To undertake an arduous or long task that requires substantial effort.
Examples
382 sentencesHe was given an important mission.
Йому було доручено важливу місію. — shanghainese
ruЕму поручили важную миссию. — odexed
deIhm wurde eine wichtige Mission anvertraut. — xtofu80
The soldiers' mission was to destroy the bridge.
Солдати мали завдання - знищити той міст. — rozmaita
ruЗадача солдат была уничтожить мост. — averoes
deDie Mission der Soldaten war es, die Brücke zu zerstören. — xtofu80
How dangerous do you think this mission is going to be?
Як думаєш, наскільки небезпечною буде ця місія? — deniko
Tom completed the mission.
Том виконав місію. — deniko
What was your mission?
У чому була твоя місія? — deniko
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
missions, missioning, missioned, missionedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- on a mission
- our mission is
- have a mission
- the mission was
- mission was a
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.