task

Words with a similar base: task

'task'

[undertaking.n.01] as in: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

Examples:
he prepared for great undertakings

'task'

[job.n.02] as in: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

Examples:
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

'task'

[task.v.01] as in: assign a task to

Examples:
I tasked him with looking after the children

'task'

[tax.v.03] as in: use to the limit

Examples:
you are taxing my patience

Origins

					task (English)
└── tasque (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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