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task

 
 
/tɑːsk/ noun [C]

Translation

a piece of work, especially something unpleasant or difficult
iş, görev, vazife
[+ of + doing sth] I was given the task of sorting out all the stuff in the garage.1357
(Definition of task noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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