noun
plural tasks
[count] :a piece of work that has been given to someone :a job for someone to do
synonyms task, duty, job, and chore mean a piece of work that has to be done. task suggests work given to you by someone who has authority.
take (someone) to task
to criticize (someone) harshly
verb
tasks; tasked; tasking
[+ obj] :to assign (someone) a piece of work :to give (someone) a job to do - usually used as (be) tasked with