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1 a piece of work that needs to be done regularly one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family Synonyms assignment, duty, job, choreRelated Words chare (or char); endeavor, enterprise, project, stint, undertaking; care, charge, commission, responsibility; function, mission, office, operation, post; errand; circuit, round, route
2 the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists the forklift's task is to stack pallets of goods in the warehouse Synonyms business, capacity, function, job, part, place, position, purpose, role, workRelated Words affair, concern, hand, involvement, participation; niche, office, post, situation; calling, occupation, pursuit, vocation; activity, assignment, charge, commission, duty, employ, mission, responsibility, service, use
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to give a task, duty, or responsibility to I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year Synonyms assign, charge, commission, entrust, trustRelated Words confer, impose; commit, confide, consign, delegate, recommend, relegate, repose; allocate, allot; authorize, empower, invest
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