mission

Значение

Noun

1. A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
2. Religious evangelism.
3. Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
4. An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
5. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
6. (obsolete) Dismissal; discharge from service
7. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
8. An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
9. (slang) A drug run.

Verb

1. To send on a mission.
2. To do missionary work, proselytize.

Пишется через дефис как

mis‧sion

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈmɪʃn̩/

Этимология

Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).

Предложения

The mission begins as planned .

Миссия начинается как планировалось.