task
/tæsk/ verb C2- To assign a task to; to impose a task on. · On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.
- To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax
- To charge, as with a fault.
He/she/it tasks · Past tasked · Past participle tasked · -ing form tasking
Verb forms
- Base form
- task
- He/she/it
- tasks
- Past
- tasked
- Past participle
- tasked
- -ing form
- tasking
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As for patience, I consider that I have abundantly exercised that in beginning every morning the task of the night before, and every night renewing the task of the day.
“Ah,” said Dantès, “you might well endure the tedious delay; you were constantly employed in the task you set yourself, and when weary with toil, you had your hopes to refresh and encourage you.”
“Just give me a help with this buckle, cabman,” he said, kneeling over his task, and never turning his head.
Anne lighted the lamp, oversetting the match safe and using up half a dozen matches before her shaking hands could accomplish the task.
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