definition of
task

[1] #1 task n. [undertaking, project, labor] any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings". wn

[2] #2 task n. [job, chore] 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 sample. wn

[3] #3 task v. assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children". wn

[4] #4 task v. [tax] use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience". wn