- present participle of task.
tasking
Example Sentences
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The “Ted Lasso” writers aren’t entirely unaware of the most obvious concerns that come with tasking Ted with wrangling a team of disparate female personalities.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Establish any ties between Thomas Lynch and Israel / Jewish heritage,” the June 6 tasking document said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The new material revealed MI5 had greater and earlier knowledge of Stakeknife than detectives had previously been told, including that MI5 had been involved in tasking him.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Manchester United confirmed Michael Carrick as interim manager until the end of the season on Tuesday, tasking him with leading the Red Devils back into the Champions League.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
We will give it entire, though perhaps it is tasking the reader's sympathy too much.
From Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt
