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taak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assignment noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
  • chore noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
  • job noun A paid position of regular employment.
  • task noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.

Senses

taak is used for these senses in English:

  • assignment An assigned task.
  • assignment (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
  • job A task.
  • job (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
  • task (computing) A process or execution of a program.
  • task (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

assignment — full definition

  1. noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
  2. noun The legal transfer of a right, property, or benefit from one person to another.

chore — full definition

  1. noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
  2. noun Any task that feels tedious or unpleasant.

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