assigned task

collocation in English

meaningsofassignandtask

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assign
verb[T]
uk
/əˈsaɪn/us
/əˈsaɪn/
to give a particular job or piece of work ...
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task
noun
uk
/tɑːsk/us
/tæsk/
a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or ...
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(Definition ofassignandtaskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofassigned task

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In this type of training, individuals inevitably commit several mistakes that may impede or restrict their ability to successfully learn how to perform theassignedtask(s).
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In the case when the contacts are not desired, the main issue is how to accomplish theassignedtask without any risk of collisions with the workspace objects.
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If an official were at risk of failing in hisassignedtask, his fellow compatriots might have stood by and watched.
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More interparental hostility was also linked, at a trend level, with more attempts by adolescents to engage positively in the family'sassignedtaskof discussing moral dilemmas.
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They then attempted to change the subject by suggesting that the group should get back to theassignedtaskof summarizing the films.
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It was seen how students moved back and forth betweenassignedtaskdevelopment and management of problems associated with lack of lexical knowledge.
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The penalty for refusing orders or failing to complete anassignedtaskis often death.
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Was the individual somehow incompatible with theassignedtask?
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While subjects were completing theassignedtask, an unexpected visual stimulus was presented.
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Each group was then given three minutes to complete theirassignedtask.
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Each of them undertook theassignedtaskwithout expecting any personal reward.
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Each season, competitors are progressively eliminated based on their performance during anassignedtask.
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Herassignedtaskwithin the group was to provide food and supplies.
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Herassignedtaskwas to collect, organize, and classify government documents from its various departments, divisions, and bureaus.
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Herassignedtaskwas a mobile role - supplying the needs (arms, ammunition, food, drink, etc.) of the various outposts throughout the quarter.
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Parish registrars and hospital clerks, for example, selected those facts considered essential for their assigned tasks.
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The groups, or group members, may be fluid based on need, or may only occur temporarily to finish anassignedtask.
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Usually theassignedtaskis some form of reconnaissance or information gathering, often related to human emotion or everyday life.
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An attempt was made to stay with theassignedtaskforce as the maximum speed obtainable with one engine was 22 knots.
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The residency was divided into lines (sections) each line was responsible for itsassignedtaskof gathering intelligence, and one of the line's (section) was responsible for counterintelligence.
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