What does TASK mean?
Definitions for TASK
tæsk, tɑsktask
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Princeton's WordNet
undertaking, project, task, labornoun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"he prepared for great undertakings"
job, task, choreverb
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"
taskverb
assign a task to
"I tasked him with looking after the children"
tax, taskverb
use to the limit
"you are taxing my patience"
Wiktionary
tasknoun
A piece of work done as part of one's duties.
tasknoun
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
tasknoun
An objective.
tasknoun
A process or execution of a program.
taskverb
To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
Etymology: From tasque, variant of tasche, from tasca, alteration of taxa, from taxare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tasknoun
Etymology: tasche, French; tassa, Italian.
Relieves me from my task of servile toil
Daily in the common prison else enjoin’d me. John Milton.His mental powers were equal to greater tasks. Francis Atterbury.
No happier task these faded eyes pursue,
To read and weep is all they now can do. Alexander Pope.A holy man took a soldier to task upon the subject of his profession. Roger L'Estrange.
He discovered some remains of his nature when he met with a foot-ball, for which Sir Roger took him to task. Addis.
To Taskverb
To burthen with something to be done.
Etymology: tascu, Welsh, or from the noun.
He depos’d the king,
Soon after that depriv’d him of his life,
And, in the neck of that, task’d the whole state. William Shakespeare.Forth he goes,
Like to a harvestman, that’s task’d to mow,
Or all, or lose his hire. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Some things of weight,
That task our thoughts, concerning us and France. William Shakespeare.I have drunk but one cup to-night, and that was craftily qualified too; and behold what innovation it makes here. I am unfortunate in the infirmity, and dare not task my weakness with any more. William Shakespeare, Othello.
Divert thy thoughts at home,
There task thy maids, and exercise the loom. Dryden.
Wikipedia
task
The two-pore-domain or tandem pore domain potassium channels are a family of 15 members that form what is known as leak channels which possess Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz (open) rectification. These channels are regulated by several mechanisms including signaling lipids, oxygen tension, pH, mechanical stretch, and G-proteins . Their name is derived from the fact that the α subunits consist of four transmembrane segments, and each pair of transmembrane segments contains a pore loop between the two transmembrane segments. Thus, each subunit has two pore loops. As such, they structurally correspond to two inward-rectifier α subunits and thus form dimers in the membrane (whereas inward-rectifier α subunits form tetramers). Each single channel does not have two pores; the name of the channel comes from the fact that each subunit has two P (pore) domains in its primary sequence. To quote Rang and Dale (2015), "The nomenclature is misleading, especially when they are incorrectly referred to as two-pore channels".Below is a list of the 15 known two-pore-domain human potassium channels:
ChatGPT
task
A task is a specific piece of work or activity that needs to be completed, typically within a certain timeframe, in order to achieve a goal or objective. It often involves the allocation of resources, the execution of specific actions or steps, and may require the involvement of individuals or teams. Tasks can range from simple or routine actions to complex and multi-step processes, depending on the nature and complexity of the goal to be accomplished.
Webster Dictionary
Task
labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount
Task
business; employment; undertaking; labor
Taskverb
to impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to
Taskverb
to oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax
Taskverb
to charge; to tax; as with a fault
Wikidata
Task
In project management, a task is an activity that needs to be accomplished within a defined period of time or by a deadline. A task can be broken down into assignments which should also have a defined start and end date or a deadline for completion. One or more assignments on a task puts the task under execution. Completion of all assignments on a specific task normally renders the task completed. Tasks can be linked together to create dependencies. In most projects, tasks may suffer one of two major drawbacks: ⁕Task dependency: Which is normal as most tasks rely on others to get done. However, this can lead to the stagnation of a project when many tasks cannot get started unless others are finished. ⁕Unclear understanding of the term complete: For example, if a task is 90% complete, does this mean that it will take only 1/9 of the time already spent on this task to finish it? Although this is mathematically sound, it is rarely the case when it comes to practice.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Task
task, n. a set amount of work, esp. of study, given by another: work: drudgery.—v.t. to impose a task on: to burden with severe work.—ns. Task′er, one who imposes a task, or who performs it; Task′ing, task-work; Task′master, a master who imposes a task: an overseer:—fem. Task′mistress; Task′work, work done as a task, or by the job.—Take to task, to reprove. [O. Fr. tasque (Fr. tâche)—Low L. tasca, taxa—L. taxāre, to rate.]
Editors Contribution
task
A simple defined piece of work.
The project task list was so easy and simple for all to follow.
Submitted by MaryC on January 23, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TASK' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1070
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TASK' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2347
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TASK' in Nouns Frequency: #333
Anagrams for TASK »
AKST
askt
kast
skat
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of TASK in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of TASK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of TASK in a Sentence
You see what’s going on (with the virus), you just start kind of mentally preparing for things like this, everyone’s going through the same thing. You kind of get lost in the task at hand, you got a job to do and I think that’s the approach we’ve all taken. Just keep it simple.
The Department's policy that permits federal task force officers to use body worn cameras when executing search and arrest warrants is a significant step towards greater transparency.
It is not cost effective, the goals are to win over the hearts and minds and illustrate a better perception of the U.S. This seems to be an unachievable task due to the indoctrination process of a radical Islamic jihadist.
We cannot just say 'Because we have a difficult task now, the balanced budget or the issue of debt are no longer important'.
At some point, we will have to regulate, the first task of any public authority is to protect its citizens - and if we see you (tech giants) as a threat to our citizens, we will regulate and if you don't work with us, we will probably regulate badly.
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- مهمةArabic
- úkol, úlohaCzech
- tasgWelsh
- opgaveDanish
- Pflicht, AufgabeGerman
- αγγαρεία, δουλειάGreek
- taskoEsperanto
- quehacer, incumbencia, tarea, atarearSpanish
- کارPersian
- tehtäväFinnish
- tâche, corvéeFrench
- कार्यHindi
- feladatHungarian
- առաջադրանքArmenian
- tugasIndonesian
- compito, incombenzaItalian
- מְשִׁימָהHebrew
- 任務, 仕事, 課す, 課題, タスクJapanese
- 태스크Korean
- negotiumLatin
- užduotisLithuanian
- uzdotaisLatvian
- taumahiMāori
- opgave, doel, toekennen, opdragen, taakDutch
- oppgaveNorwegian
- zadaniePolish
- atarefar, objetivo, incumbência, dever, tarefaPortuguese
- озадачивать, задание, задавать, поручать, цель, вменять в обязанность, задачаRussian
- naloga, ciljSlovene
- detyrëAlbanian
- uppgiftSwedish
- gTurkish
- تاپشۇرۇقUyghur, Uighur
- کامUrdu
- nhiệm vụVietnamese
- 任務Chinese
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