mission
//ˈmɪʃ.ən//
Forms
- Plural
- missions
- present (v1)
- mission
- past (v2)
- missioned
- past participle (v3)
- missioned
- present participle
- missioning
- 3rd person singular
- missions
Definitions
1.A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
2.A important goal or purpose; an objective.
3.A missionary expedition.
4.Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
1.To do missionary work, proselytize.
2.To undertake an arduous or long task that requires substantial effort.
3.To send on a mission.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1183
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).