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"word": "call to task"
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"word": "multitasking"
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"word": "on task"
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"word": "Sally-Anne task"
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"word": "Sternberg task"
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"word": "subtask"
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"word": "supertask"
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"word": "take to task"
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"word": "taskable"
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"word": "taskbar"
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"word": "taskless"
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"word": "tasklet"
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"word": "task manager"
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"word": "taskmaster"
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"word": "task-negative"
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"word": "task-oriented"
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"word": "task-positive"
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"word": "task-specific"
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"expansion": "Middle English taske (“task, tax”)",
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"3": "tasca"
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"5": "censure; charge"
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old French variant tasche), from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxāre (“censure; charge”). Doublet of tax.",
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"text": "The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description."
}
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detyrë"
},
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muhimma",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "مُهِمَّة"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "aṙaǰadrankʿ",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "առաջադրանք"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "tapşırıq"
},
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "vəzifə"
},
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "eş",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "эш"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zadánnje",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "зада́нне"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zadáča",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зада́ча"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rábota",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ра́бота"
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"roman": "zadáča",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "зада́ча"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tasca"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "課題"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kètí",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "课题"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "作業"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zuòyè",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "作业"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "任務"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rènwù",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "任务"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "úkol"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "úloha"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "opgave"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "tjans"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "job"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "taak"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "opgave"
},
{
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"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "wpwt",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "wp:p-W:t-Z9-A2"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "tasko"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "tehtävä"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "tekeminen"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "homma"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "puuha"
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{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "askare"
},
{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tâche"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tarefa"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "angueira"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "davaleba",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "დავალება"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "amocana",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "ამოცანა"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sakme",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "საქმე"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Aufgabe"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Pflicht"
},
{
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"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "taui",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌹"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "douleiá",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δουλειά"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ergasía",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "εργασία"
},
{
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "m'simá",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מְשִׂימָה"
},
{
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "matalá",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מַטָּלָה"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kārya",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "कार्य"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "feladat"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compito"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "attività"
},
{
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"alt": "しごと",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shigoto",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "仕事"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"alt": "かだい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kadai",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "課題"
},
{
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "il",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "일"
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{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"alt": "課題",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gwaje",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "과제"
},
{
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"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tapşırma",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "тапшырма"
},
{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "pensum"
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{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uzdevums"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "užduotis"
},
{
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zadača",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "задача"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "taumahi"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "tūmahi"
},
{
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"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "kārya",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "कार्य"
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"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "taske"
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"code": "nah",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "tequiua"
},
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oppgave"
},
{
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oppgåve"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "kâr",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "کار"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zadanie"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tarefa"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "incumbência"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dever"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"word": "sarcină"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadánije",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "зада́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadáča",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зада́ча"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rabóta",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "рабо́та"
},
{
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gnìomh"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "зада́так"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "zadátak"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "úloha"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "piece of work done as part of one’s duties",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "naloga"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 32 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "een taak toekennen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Aufgabe"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitíl",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "הטיל"
},
{
"alt": "かす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kasu",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "課す"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "atarefar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poručátʹ",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "поруча́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadavátʹ",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "задава́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vydavátʹ zadánije",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "выдава́ть зада́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ozadáčivatʹ",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "озада́чивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "official",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vmenjátʹ v objázannostʹ",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "вменя́ть в обя́занность"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "assign a task to",
"word": "atarear"
}
],
"word": "task"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
"en:Directives"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "?"
},
"expansion": "task",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "taisch"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of taisch"
],
"links": [
[
"taisch",
"taisch#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "task"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "task",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tasken",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "taskar",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "taskarna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tasks",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "taskens",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "taskars",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "taskarnas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "nouns",
"3": "",
"g": "c",
"g2": "",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "task c",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "c"
},
"expansion": "task c",
"name": "sv-noun"
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"name": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "task",
"2": "tasken",
"3": "taskar",
"4": "taskarna",
"5": "tasks",
"6": "taskens",
"7": "taskars",
"8": "taskarnas",
"base": "task",
"definitions": "",
"gender": "Common"
},
"name": "sv-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "kuk"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Swedish colloquialisms",
"Swedish common-gender nouns",
"Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
"Swedish lemmas",
"Swedish nouns"
],
"glosses": [
"a dick (penis)"
],
"links": [
[
"dick",
"dick"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) a dick (penis)"
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"common-gender"
]
}
],
"word": "task"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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