retask

riːˈtæsk

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Definition of retask - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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purpose

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change the purpose of something

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They retasked the old factory to produce medical supplies.

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repurpose

work

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assign a new task or function

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The manager decided to retask the team to focus on the new project.

reassign

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Origin of retask

English, re- (again) + task (assignment)

Examples of retask in a sentence

We need to retask these resources to meet the new objectives.
We need to retask the developers to fix the bugs.
The director will retask the staff for the upcoming event.

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French:réaffecter, réassigner, ...
German:umfunktionieren, neu zuweisen, ...
Italian:riassegnare, ...
Spanish:reasignar, ...
Portuguese:redirecionar, reatribuir, ...
Chinese:改变用途, 重新分配任务, ...
Japanese:目的を変更する, 再任務を与える, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ تَوْظِيف, أَعَادَ تَكْلِيفَهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁנוֹת אֶת הַמַּטָּרָה, לְהַקְצוֹת מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:переназначить, переориентировать, ...
Ukrainian:змінити призначення, перерозподілити завдання, ...
Hindi:उद्देश्य बदलना, नया कार्य सौंपना, ...
Bengali:উদ্দেশ্য পরিবর্তন করা, নতুন কাজ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:reutilitzar, reassignar, ...
Czech:přeúčelovat, přeřadit na jiný úkol, ...
Danish:ændre formål, omfordele, ...
Dutch:herbestemmen, herindelen, ...
Greek:αλλάζω σκοπό, αναθέτω εκ νέου, ...
Hungarian:új rendeltetést adni, új feladatot kijelölni, ...
Khmer:កំណត់គោលបំណងថ្មី, ប្រគល់ភារកិច្ចថ្មី, ...
Korean:재목적화하다, 재할당하다, ...
Persian:تغییر کاربری, واگذاری مجدد وظیفه, ...
Polish:zmienić przeznaczenie, przydzielić nowe zadanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):reutilizar, reatribuir, ...
Romanian:a schimba destinația, a repartiza, ...
Swedish:ändra syfte, omfördela, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนวัตถุประสงค์, มอบหมายงานใหม่, ...
Turkish:amacını değiştirmek, yeniden görevlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:thay đổi mục đích, giao nhiệm vụ mới, ...

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