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Aufgabe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  • assignment noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
  • function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
  • incumbency noun The state of being incumbent.
  • job noun A paid position of regular employment.
  • load verb To put a quantity of goods, cargo, or material onto or into something for transport or storage.
  • role noun A part played by an actor in a performance.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
  • task noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.

Senses

Aufgabe is used for these senses in English:

  • abandonment The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
  • assignment An assigned task.
  • assignment (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
  • function A professional or official position.
  • incumbency An obligation or duty.
  • job A task.
  • job (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
  • load The volume of work required to be performed.

abandonment — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  2. noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.

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.

Related German words