Task vs. Undertaking — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Task and Undertaking
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Task
A piece of work assigned or done as part of one's duties.
Undertaking
A formal pledge or promise to do something
I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation
Task
A difficult or tedious undertaking
Finding qualified people to fill these specialized roles was a real task.
Undertaking
A task that is taken on; an enterprise
A mammoth undertaking that involved digging into the side of a cliff face
Task
A function to be performed; an objective
It is our task to renew consumer confidence.
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Undertaking
The business of managing funerals.
Task
To assign a task to or impose a task on
The agency was tasked with creating an advertising campaign.
Undertaking
The action of catching up with and passing another vehicle while travelling on the inside
The Highway Code discourages undertaking on motorways
Task
(Archaic) To subject to strain or hardship
"The Professor's household was a modest one, and yet it tasked his ideas to keep it up to his wife's standard" (Edith Wharton).
Undertaking
A task or venture undertaken
Climbing the mountain was a dangerous undertaking.
Task
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description.
Undertaking
The action of beginning a task or venture
The undertaking of the expedition.
Task
Any piece of work done.
Undertaking
A guaranty, pledge, or promise
Gave an undertaking that he would not disclose trade secrets.
Task
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
Undertaking
The profession or duties of a funeral director.
Task
An objective.
Undertaking
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
Task
(computing) A process or execution of a program.
The user killed the frozen task.
Undertaking
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Task
(obsolete) A tax or charge.
Undertaking
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
Task
(transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.
Undertaking
The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
Overtaking (transport)
Task
(transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax
Undertaking
Present participle of undertake
Task
(transitive) To charge, as with a fault.
Undertaking
The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
Task
Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
Ma task of servile toil.
Each morning sees some task begin,Each evening sees it close.
Undertaking
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
Task
Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.
Undertaking
Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
Task
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.
Undertaking
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Task
To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
Undertaking
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
He prepared for great undertakings
Task
To charge; to tax, as with a fault.
Too impudent to task me with those errors.
Undertaking
The trade of a funeral director
Task
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
He prepared for great undertakings
Task
A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee;
Estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
The job of repairing the engine took several hours
The endless task of classifying the samples
The farmer's morning chores
Task
Assign a task to;
I tasked him with looking after the children
Task
Use to the limit;
You are taxing my patience
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