Dictionary Definition
task
Noun
1 any piece of work that is undertaken or
attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: undertaking, project, labor]
2 a specific piece of work required to be done as
a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that
job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the
engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the
samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: job, chore]
Verb
1 assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking
after the children"
2 use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"
[syn: tax]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- a UK /tæsk/ /t
Extensive Definition
In common language, a task is
part of a set of actions which accomplish a job, problem or
assignment. Task is a synonym for activity although the latter
carries a connotation of being possibly longer
duration.
Multi-Tasking
Multi-tasking is when one performs a variety of tasks, ranging from at least two tasks, simultaneously. This is a great tool for people who have a lot to get done. However, it has been shown to make some people less effective, as they cannot focus as well when contemplating the resources required to accomplish the various tasks set out before them. However, some people are indeed quite adept at accomplishing multiple tasks at the same time, as they are capable of contributing brain power to each of the things they know they must do. These people are known as Adept Multi-Taskers.Tasks
In particular, task may refer to:- Task analysis is the analysis or a breakdown of exactly how a task is accomplished, such as what sub-tasks are required
- Task (project management)
- Task (computers), in computing, a program execution context
See also
task in German: Aufgabe
(Pflicht)
task in French:
Tâche
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accuse, affair, agency, agentship, allege, arraign, article, assignment, attempt, authority, authorization, blame, book, bother, brevet, bring accusation, bring
charges, bring to book, burden, burden with, business, busy, busywork, call to account,
calling, care, cargo, censure, chalk talk, chare, charge, chide, chore, cite, commission, commissioning, commitment, complain, consignment, contract, criticize, cure, deadweight, deal, delegated authority, delegation, demand, denounce, denunciate, deputation, devoir, devolution, devolvement, dirty work,
discourse, disquisition, donkeywork, drive, drudgery, duty, effort, embassy, employment, empowerment, encumber, engagement, enjoin, enterprise, entrusting, entrustment, errand, exact, executorship, exequatur, exercise, exposition, factorship, fag, fasten on, fasten upon,
fatigue, finger, fish to fry, freight, freight with, full
power, function,
grind, handiwork, handwork, hang something on,
harangue, headache, homework, homily, impeach, imply, impose, impose on, impose upon,
impute, indict, industry, inflict on, inflict
upon, inform against, inform on, insinuate, instruction, job, job of work, jurisdiction, keep busy,
labor, lade, lay, lay charges, lay on, lecture, lecture-demonstration,
legation, lesson, levy, license, lick, lick of work, lieutenancy, load, lodge a complaint, lodge a
plaint, lumber,
make-work, mandate,
manual labor, matters in hand, millstone, mission, moil, moral, moral lesson, morality, moralization, nuisance, object lesson,
obligation, occupation, odd job, office, onus, operation, oppress, overdrive, overtask, overtax, overwork, pain, piece of work, pin on,
place, plan, plenipotentiary power, power
of attorney, power to act, preachment, prefer charges,
press charges, procuration, program, project, proposition, province, proxy, purview, put, put down, put on, put on
report, put upon, rat race, rebuke, recital, recitation, recriminate, regency, regentship, report, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, responsibility, saddle, saddle with, scold, scut work, sermon, service, set, set task, skull session,
slavery, spadework, stint, strain, stroke, stroke of work, struggle, subject to, sweat, take to task, talk, taunt with, tax, teaching, things to do,
tiresome work, toil,
travail, treadmill, trouble, trust, trusteeship, twit, undertaking, upbraid, venture, vicarious authority,
vocation, warrant, weigh, weight, weight down with,
work, yoke
with