Word a Day
mission
What does mission mean?
mission (noun): a set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use mission in a sentence?
- The supply convoy was on a mission of mercy. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce mission?
/ˈmɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mission come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “mission” mean?
a thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof
Not quite: that's what phenomenon means.
a manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet
Not quite: that's what pace means.
a person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm
Not quite: that's what farmer means.
a set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself
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