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.
