multitask
To schedule and execute multiple tasks simultaneouslyTo schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
» I don't like multitasking.
Мне не нравится многозадачность.
Meaning
2 sensesTo schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
многозада́чныйmnogozadáčnyj
(figuratively)To handle multiple tasks at once.
Examples
10 sentencesI don't like multitasking.
ruМне не нравится многозадачность.
I've tried to stop multitasking.
I'm pretty good at multitasking.
I'm not good at multitasking.
deIch kann nicht gut mehrere Aufgaben gleichzeitig erledigen.
I always have to multitask here.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From multi- + task. The adjectival sense in computing first appears c. 1965 in the publicaFrom multi- + task. The adjectival sense in computing first appears c. 1965 in the publications of B.I. Witt. The verbal sense first appears c. 1986 in the Daily Telegraph.
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Forms
multitasks, multitasking, multitasked, multitasked| Base form | multitask · to multitask |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | multitasks |
| Present participle | multitasking |
| Past simple | multitasked |
| Past participle | multitasked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
6 related wordsLessons 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