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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Task \Task\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tasked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tasking.]
     1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of
        business, labor, or duty to.
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              There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
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     3. To charge; to tax, as with a fault.
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              Too impudent to task me with those errors. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Task \Task\ (t[.a]sk), n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. t[^a]che,
     for tasche, LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise,
     estimate. See Tax, n. & v.]
     1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite
        quantity or amount.
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              Ma task of servile toil.              --Milton.
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              Each morning sees some task begin,
              Each evening sees it close.           --Longfellow.
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     2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
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              His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     To take to task. See under Take.
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     Syn: Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery;
          study; lesson; stint.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Task \Task\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tasked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tasking.]
     1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of
        business, labor, or duty to.
  
              There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
  
     3. To charge; to tax; as with a fault.
  
              Too impudent to task me with those errors. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Task \Task\, n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. t[^a]che, for tasche,
     LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate.
     See Tax, n. & v.]
     1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite
        quantity or amount.
  
              Ma task of servile toil.              --Milton.
  
              Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees
              it close.                             --Longfellow.
  
     2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
  
              His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.
                                                    --Atterbury.
  
     To take to task. See under Take.
  
     Syn: Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery;
          study; lesson; stint.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  task
       n 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]
       v 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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αποστολή
     2 εργασία
     3 (ετ πληροφ en) η διεργασία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv colloquial) a dick (penis)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Task
     German Low German n.
     1 bag; purse; pouch
     2 pocket

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     n.
     1 A piece of work done as part of one’s duty.
     2 Any piece of work done.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
     2 (lb en transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to
  tax
     3 (lb en transitive) To charge, as with a fault.
     n.
     (alt form en taisch)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv colloquial) a dick (penis)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Task
     German Low German n.
     1 bag; purse; pouch
     2 pocket

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv colloquial) a dick (penis)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Task
     German Low German n.
     1 bag; purse; pouch
     2 pocket

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     Englanti n.
     tehtävä, työtehtävä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     n.
     (tagg: vulgärt) pung och/eller penis

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  task’
     Bottniska n.
     1 näverhylsa, inuti vilken läggs en sten
     2 (tagg anatomi språk=gmq-bot) pung
     Bottniska vb.
     1 gå illa
     2 arbeta utan att därmed något uträtta

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  task
     n.
     (tagg: vulgärt) pung och/eller penis

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  task /tˈask/
  taak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Task /tˈask/
  المهمّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  task //tæsk// //tɑːsk// 
  1. зада́ние
  objective
  2. зада́ча, ра́бота
  piece of work done as part of one’s duties

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  task //tæsk// //tɑːsk// 
  давам задача
  assign a task to