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Meaning of "take to task" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE TO TASK

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE TO TASK

take the law into one´s own hands
take the liberty
take the lid off
take the mickey
take the piss
take the place of
take the plunge
take the queen´s shilling
take the rap
take the road
take the veil
take the wind out of someone´s sails
take the words out of someone´s mouth
take the wraps off
take to
take to heart
take to one´s bed
take to one´s heels
take to something like a duck to water
take to wife

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE TO TASK

a big ask
ask
bask
cask
damask
death mask
face mask
flask
gas mask
hask
lexical decision task
mask
monotask
multitask
out-task
outask
overtask
Rask
subtask
task

Synonyms and antonyms of take to task in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take to task» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE TO TASK

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The translations of take to task from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take to task» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

采取任务
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomar a la tarea
570 millions of speakers

English

take to task
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काम करने के लिए ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتخاذها ل مهمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

принять к задаче
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

levar à prova
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাস্ক নিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réprimander
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambil tugas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich jdn vorknöpfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タスクにかかる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작업에 걸릴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk tugas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm để công việc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணிக்கு எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्य करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Görev almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rimproverare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podjąć, aby zadania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прийняти до задачі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ia de sarcină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάβει για την εργασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem om te taak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta att uppgiften
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta til oppgaven
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take to task

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE TO TASK»

The term «take to task» is regularly used and occupies the 70.760 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE TO TASK» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE TO TASK»

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To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing
CONCISE WORDY written communication/correspondence represents is a representation of is emblematic of is illustrative of is representative of is symbolic/ symbolical of reprieve temporary reprieve reprimand take to task reproach take to  ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2014
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Twenty-first Century Psycholinguistics: Four Cornerstones
take to task involves separate mappings between the phonological words and the syntactic structure and between the syntactic structure and the semantic structure (see Figure 6.3). These complex lexicalizations provide a suitable framework ...
Anne Cutler, 2005
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Arabic - English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage
... ̄KH ̄DH TO TAKE TO HOLD TO ACQUIRE TO TAKE TO TASK TO PUT A STOP TO TO FRUSTRATE TO IMMOBILISE TO TAKE AFTER TO EARN /F THIS ROOT FORMS OCCUR TIMES IN THE 1UR ́AN É ¢AKHADHA TIMES Ê ¢ UKHIDHA ...
Al-Saïd Muhammad Badawi, M. A. Abdel Haleem, 2008
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Using German Synonyms
take the place of ersetzen thin as a rake dünn take for a ride betrügen thing(s) Ding take to task vorwerfen thingummy Ding take turns ändern think denken take as valid annehmeni think back sich erinnern taken aback überrascht think long ...
Martin Durrell, 2000
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Take to task Criticize and/or punish.* Take to the cleaners (1) Take a lot of money off someone. It is usually implied that this was done by trickery. (2) Defeat someone in a comprehensive manner.* Take to the grave Die without revealing a  ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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Predication Theory: A Case Study for Indexing Theory
minimal XP that contains the entire lexical item - so in take . . . to task the syntactic head is the verb take, since the VP is the minimal XP that contains take . . . to task ) can be the head of a predicate. If such lexical items are phrasal (such as off ...
Donna Jo Napoli, 1989
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A Dictionary Murathee English: compiled for the Government ...
'WtfTTTT o (Fr -qgijf) That is entitled to interrogate, call to account, take to task A c. v tr (tt^f S) To ask, enquire of, interrogate. 2 To receive politely, to make the usual enquiries after health and welfare. 3 To wipe, cleanse by rubbing. 4 (or Tj^if ...
James T. Molesworth, 1831
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New Dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian Philosophy: ...
One should be concerned with whether the mirror (mind) is clear or not. He should not be worried with whether things will be seen (or reflected) by the mind. Thus scholars should take to task whether one's mind is being illuminated, but not ...
Zhongying Cheng, 1991
9
A Collection of Poems: In Four Volumes
I many a notion take to task, Made dreadful by its visor-mask : Thus scruple, spasm of the mind, Is cur'd, and certainty I sind, Since optick reason shews me plain, I dreaded spectres of the brain, And legendary fears are gone, Tho' in tenacious ...
Robert Dodsley, 1755
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Leviticus
nan »rv) .d»bo »j"33 nSn ,D'wnp 'D3 p'uso rf> «nin EZEKIEL CHAPTER XXII. 1. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 3. And thou, son of man, wilt thou take to task, wilt thou take to task the city of blood? and wilt thou make her know ...
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9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE TO TASK»

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Take to task for July 27
“These large projects are long term, multi-million dollar projects that take a lot of time to complete. In this case the design includes re-routing the line from ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
2
Take to task for July 20
It is a great way to have issues taken care of on our many commutes. Please look into the large hole which has developed on the southbound exit ramp onto ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
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Take to task for July 13
Take to task for July 13. 12:00 a.m. Sunday, July 12, 2015 | Filed in: Local News. Comments 0. . Torpy: Contractor stuck in DeKalb's Bizarro World. Free access ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
4
Take to task for July 6
... does not have the capability to cut curbs, lots or rights of way; that is a Sanitation Division task” wrote code enforcement division administrator Marcus Kellum. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
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Take to task for June 29
Take to task for June 29. 11:03 a.m. Sunday, June 28, 2015 | Filed in: Local News. Comments 0. . Over the Line: Police shootings in Georgia. Free access to ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
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Take to Task for June 22
“I wanted to bring a guardrail to your attention in hopes of getting it corrected. The location of the guardrail is located just south of the Gwinnett County line on ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
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Take to task for May 4
Take to task for May 4. 12:38 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2015 | Filed in: Local News. Comments 0. . Torpy at Large: What I meant to say...' Free access to myAJC for ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 15»
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Take to task for April 20
Take to task for April 20. 10:13 a.m. Sunday, April 19, 2015 | Filed in: Local News. Comments 0. . Life with Gracie: 'Present' parents. Free access to myAJC for ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Apr 15»
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Take to task for March 30
Take to task for March 30. 12:34 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015 | Filed in: Local News. Comments 0. . Torpy at Large: What I meant to say...' Free access to ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Mar 15»

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