Online English Dictionary

1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

2. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city′s loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples

1. assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"

2. use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"

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