Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - task
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n. & v. --n. a piece of work to be done or undertaken. --v.tr. 1 make great demands on (a person's powers etc.). 2 assign a task to. Phrases and idioms take to task rebuke, scold. task force (or group) 1 Mil. an armed force organized for a special operation. 2 a unit specially organized for a task. Etymology: ME f. ONF tasque = OF tasche f. med.L tasca, perh. f. taxa f. L taxare TAX
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, 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 Date: 14th century 1. a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time, something hard or unpleasant that has to be done, duty, function, subjection to adverse criticism ; reprimand, Synonyms: see: ~ II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to assign a ~ to , to impose a tax on, to oppress with great labor ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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