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task

/ˈtæsk/TASK
/ˈtæsk/TASK

Meaningto rate, value

Common meaning: a piece of work

Journey through time

  1. Latintaxare‘to rate, value’source
  2. Late Latintascasource
  3. Middle Englishtasksource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto rate, value → a piece of worktask‘a piece of work’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin taxare ‘to rate, value’.

Roots

  • taxare Latin “to rate, value”

Related words

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