task

verb

tasked; tasking; tasks

transitive verb

1

: to assign a task to

employees tasked with updating the files

2

: to oppress with great labor

tasks his mind with petty details

3

obsolete : to impose a tax on

Synonyms of task

• entrust
• charge
• trust
• assign

Examples of task in a Sentence

I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

After a breakout campaign in 2025, Flournoy should be tasked with more this season. —Nick Harris june 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026

The discovery emerged from observations collected by Euclid, which is primarily tasked with investigating dark matter and dark energy. —Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 June 2026

This sci-fi novel imagines a world run by a secret organization, tasked with erasing memories. —Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

Avatar Studios was formed in 2021 as a division tasked with creating a universe based on the Avatar world, with plans for Paramount+ to become the exclusive home of the franchise, which will include upcoming series Seven Havens. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing task

• brought to task
• called to task
• sub-task
• take to task
• task bar
• task force
• the task at hand

Rhymes for task

• ask
• bask
• basque
• cask
• casque
• flask
• mask
• masque
• pasch
• subtask
• unmask

Kids Definition

task

noun

ˈtask

: a piece of assigned work

Medical Definition

task

noun

ˈtask 

: the performance that is required of the subject in a psychological experiment or test and that is usually communicated to a human subject by verbal instructions