household task
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhouseholdandtask
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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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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 ofhouseholdandtaskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhousehold task
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More elbow grease was applied to the scouring of a pot than, probably, to any otherhouseholdtask.
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While domestic servants were common in family households, the custom reflectedhouseholdtaskdistribution and taught pupils about service from both ends of the relationship.
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In these contexts, equitable marital relations are perceived as those in which the wife performs most of the household tasks.
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It should be noted, however, that a biased picture may have been produced by the selection of household tasks included in the survey.
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Other time commitments reduce a senior's ability to do household tasks.
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Those with higher education, income and assets give more financial resources and advice but help with fewer household tasks.
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Their definitions of caring included both personal care and household tasks.
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In our sample 51 per cent of the respondents received help with either personal care or household tasks.
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In addition, division of feminine household tasks was found to be more egalitarian at later stages of marital life.
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More positively, many older people have important household tasks, especially in the care of grandchildren and orphans.
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The befrienders are instructed not to undertake household tasks, not to give advice on medical or legal matters, nor assist with personal care-giving.
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The personal-care work and rearranged household tasks also gave these men new challenges and a new purpose in life.
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It was quite common to spend the summer vacations at the parents' place, helping them with household tasks.
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The couples interviewed discussed the sharing of household tasks.
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Table 3 provides the total number of hours spent either receiving/providing care or performing household tasks.
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His works both turned a mundanehouseholdtaskinto a planned artistic operation and made a time-consuming task appear as if it were produced mechanically in an instant.
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A gendered division of labour in household tasks is clearly demonstrated.
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In recent years, fewer people have received home help, and this help is now centred primarily on personal care, and less on household tasks.
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They contributed their time and energy to household tasks, looking after grandchildren, and serving as reliable doorkeepers.
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