Definitions for task
tæsk, tɑsktask

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. undertaking, project, task, labornoun

   any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

   "he prepared for great undertakings"

2. 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"

3. taskverb

   assign a task to

   "I tasked him with looking after the children"

4. tax, taskverb

   use to the limit

   "you are taxing my patience"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. tasknoun

   A piece of work done as part of one's duties.

2. tasknoun

   A difficult or tedious undertaking.

3. tasknoun

   An objective.

4. tasknoun

   A process or execution of a program.

5. taskverb

   To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

6. Etymology: From tasque, variant of tasche, from tasca, alteration of taxa, from taxare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tasknoun

   Etymology: tasche, French; tassa, Italian.

   1. Something to be done imposed by another.

   Relieves me from my task of servile toil
   Daily in the common prison else enjoin’d me. John Milton.

   2. Employment; business.

   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.

   3. To TAKE to task. To reprove; to reprimand.

   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.

2. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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:

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Task

   labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount

2. Task

   business; employment; undertaking; labor

3. Taskverb

   to impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to

4. Taskverb

   to oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax

5. Taskverb

   to charge; to tax; as with a fault

WikidataRate this definition:2.3 / 6 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. 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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1. TASK

   What does TASK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TASK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Assign
   • Strain
   • Work

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'task' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1070

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'task' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2347

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'task' in Nouns Frequency: #333

Anagrams for task »

1. AKST

2. askt

3. kast

4. skat

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of task in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of task in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of task in a Sentence

1. Nirgunan Tiruchelvam:

   That would be the immediate task of somebody in this business which has volatility.

2. Robert Millikan:

   I conceive the essential task of religion to be "to develop the consciences, the ideals, and the aspirations of mankind".

3. Alex Azar:

   I'm still chairman of the task force.

4. Chris Church:

   Being from software, I wanted to make manufacturing hardware more like creating software, in software, when I needed a piece of code to do a certain task, I could go out and find it and plug it in. I thought hardware could work the same way.

5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   This joint European asylum system cannot just exist on paper but must also exist in practice. I say that because it lays out minimum standards for accommodating refugees and the task of registering refugees, our responsibility is deeply moral. It is a human responsibility.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=task
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Task
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=task
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=task
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=task