task
A piece of work done as part of one’s dutiesA piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
» They assigned the task to us.
Они поручили задание нам.
Вони призначили це завдання нам.
Meaning
9 senses(countable)A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
daily task, monotonous task, regular task, parental task
The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description.
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
(uncountable)A state of diligence in work on a task.
I put him to task on the chores.
(countable)Any piece of work done.
carry out a task
complete a task
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
(countable)A single action undertaken by a given agent.
Each member of the team completed tasks in service of the goal.
(countable)A difficult or tedious undertaking; a substantial project.
Getting him to change his behavior will be quite a task for you.
I'm currently working on the task she gave me, alphabetizing all of those print files.
зада́чаzadáča
зада́чаzadáča
(countable)An objective or duty.
Your task is the elimination of the termites.
зада́ниеzadánije, зада́чаzadáča, цельcelʹ
завда́нняzavdánnja, цільcilʹ, мета́metá
(countable)A process or execution of a program.
The user killed the frozen task.
зада́чаzadáča
(uncountable)State of being subject to reprimands.
call to task, take to task
I will put him to task for what he's done.
(countable, obsolete)A tax or charge.
Examples
618 sentencesThey assigned the task to us.
Вони призначили це завдання нам.
ruОни поручили задание нам.
That won't be an easy task.
Це не буде простою задачею.
ruЭто будет непростой задачей.
This task is too much for me.
Ця задача мені не під силу.
ruЭта задача мне не по силам.
deDiese Aufgabe ist zu viel für mich.
Although it is a very difficult task, I will do my best.
Хоча це і дуже складне завдання, я зроблю все, що від мене залежить.
ruХотя это задание и очень сложное, я сделаю всё, что от меня зависит.
deEs ist eine ziemlich schwierige Aufgabe, aber ich werde mein Bestes geben.
It's not an easy task.
Це непроста задача.
ruЭто непростая задача.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old FreFrom Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old French variant tasche), from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxō (“to censure; to charge”). Doublet of tax.
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Forms
plural: tasksSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- an easy task
- easy task
- to the task
- this task is