mission — meaning in English

English meaning

• mission noun A specific task or purpose someone is sent to carry out.
• task noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.

Senses

mission is used for these senses in English:

• mission (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
• mission (countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
• task An objective.

mission — full definition

1. noun A specific task or purpose someone is sent to carry out.
2. noun A person's important overall purpose or calling.
3. noun A group of people sent to do religious or charitable work, or the building where they are based.

task — full definition

1. noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.
2. noun (computing) A unit of work or a running instance of a program that a computer executes.
3. verb To assign someone a piece of work or responsibility.

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