task

Definition:
1. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.
2. A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee.
3. Assign a task to.
4. Use to the limit.

Use 'task' in a sentence:

• 1. They approached this part of their task empirically.
• 2. The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.
• 3. These tasks were repetitive, lengthy and lacking any intrinsic interest.
• 4. Nursing a demented person is an all-consuming task.
• 5. He was tailor-made, it was said, for the task ahead.
• 6. The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.
• 7. Wouldn't it be better putting a time-limit on the task?
• 8. He knows the size of the task.
• 9. Kate spoke realistically about the task ahead.
• 10. She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.
• 11. We recognized that the task was not straightforward.
• 12. I've asterisked the tasks I want you to do first.
• 13. They had an awesome task ahead.
• 14. Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead.
• 15. The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep.
• 16. The task before us is a daunting one.
• 17. She felt unequal to the task she had set herself.
• 18. We have a formidable task ahead of us.
• 19. I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first.
• 20. She undertook the task of monitoring the elections.
• 21. It was a difficult task but we brought it off.
• 22. She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.
• 23. We have a monumental task ahead of us.
• 24. He entrusted his nephew with the task.
• 25. We were overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the task.
• 26. He entrusted the task to his nephew.
• 27. Detectives are now faced with the task of identifying the body.
• 28. It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society.
• 29. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task.
• 30. Football referees have a thankless task.
• 31. She occupied herself with routine office tasks.
• 32. Only gradually are technologies being developed to mechanize the task.
• 33. She has the daunting task of cooking for 20 people every day.
• 34. This method divides the task into more manageable proportions.
• 35. I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary.
• 36. This is not an easy task.
• 37. We fill up our lives with meaningless tasks.
• 38. The task was a formidable one.
• 39. She's set a difficult task for herself.
• 40. A computer can perform many tasks at once.
• 41. The president knows his task is to fire up the delegates.
• 42. We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task.
• 43. The identification of the crash victims was a long and difficult task.
• 44. The task of the organization is to ensure fair play when food is distributed to the refugees.
• 45. The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.
• 46. The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.
• 47. The tasks had to be performed in a particular sequence.
• 48. Getting hold of this information was no easy task.
• 49. Scymanski has applied himself to this task with considerable energy.
• 50. We need to define the task ahead very clearly.
• 51. Our first task is to set up a communications system.
• 52. Our first task will be to set up a communications system.