task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.
charged with a variety of tasks
duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.
the duties of a lifeguard
job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.
the job of turning the company around
chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.
every child was assigned chores
stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.
a 2-month stint as a reporter
assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.
a reporter's assignment
Example Sentences
Noun Our first task is to review the budget. one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family Verb I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Liberated from the difficult task of having to defend policies and ideas, Republicans play exclusively on offense. Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 The president assigned him the task of organizing the queen’s trip and escorting her around the state. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Over the weekend a team of Cleveland.com staffers sifted through the entries with the unenviable task of choosing the 10 pets that best embody the Buckeye spirit. Brenda Cain And Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 With three weeks of regular-season games remaining, Trout will return to the familiar September task of finishing a season lost to playing for the Los Angeles Angels, of being a superb player for a pedestrian franchise, of hoping change is coming. Tim Brown, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Failing to pass it would mean a reduction in the budget for Osborn, so the hard task of hiring teachers and nurses would become even harder. Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Tong said that being at the task of being at the forefront of gun safety legislation was thrust upon Connecticut in December of 2012. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 13 Sep. 2022 On Monday, Biden will announce Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of ARPA-H, which has been given the task of studying treatments and potential cures for cancers, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and other diseases. Zeke Miller And, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 The task of finding water fell to Fisher and Venus. Ben Okri, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
Verb
Immortality, one of this year’s Tribeca Games selections, will task you with pausing images, and clicking on an object or person. Kris Holt, Forbes, 12 June 2022 Your friends may task you with some DIY projects at the party. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022 Jha did also task Kumari with taking Anjali to the local hospital every other week for a checkup, so that at she is regularly attended to by a medical professional, even if they are not trained to handle mental health issues specifically. Pallabi Munsi, CNN, 31 May 2022 After the panel’s lineup is set, Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney, who’s been assigned to supervise the special grand jury, will swear in the jurors and task them with their legal responsibilities. Tamar Hallerman, ajc, 2 May 2022 And on the national scale, the US Congress has considered reviving the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, which could task workers with jobs like retrofitting buildings with better insulation and windows. Matt Simon, Wired, 28 Feb. 2022 The order will also ensure that American cryptocurrency laws align with those of U.S. allies, and will task the Financial Stability Oversight Council to investigate any financial concerns, according to the Associated Press. Carmela Chirinos, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2022 Before your next leadership meeting, task your team with coming up with ideas and suggestions on updating or revamping your processes. Josee Larocque Patton, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 The new legislation will task the city board of elections with creating a new municipal voter registration form, implementing staff trainings and notifying individuals of their new voting rights. Kelly Mena, CNN, 8 Dec. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English taske, from Middle French dialect (Picardy, Flanders) tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca tax or service imposed by a feudal superior, alteration of *taxa, from taxare to tax