Task vs. Exercise

Difference Between Task and Exercise
Tasknoun
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
Exercisenoun
Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
The teacher told us the next exercise is to write an essay.Tasknoun
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
Exercisenoun
Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness.
Tasknoun
An objective.
Exercisenoun
A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
Tasknoun
(computing) A process or execution of a program.
Exercisenoun
The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
Taskverb
(transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.Exercisenoun
(obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
Taskverb
(transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
Exerciseverb
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
to exercise troops or horses;to exercise one's brain with a puzzleTaskverb
(transitive) To charge, as with a fault.
Exerciseverb
(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
I exercise at the gym every day.Tasknoun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
he prepared for great undertakingsExerciseverb
(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
The tenant exercised its option to renew the tenancy.She is going to exercise her right to vote.Tasknoun
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee;
estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollarsthe job of repairing the engine took several hoursthe endless task of classifying the samplesthe farmer's morning choresExerciseverb
To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
exercised with painTaskverb
assign a task to;
I tasked him with looking after the childrenExerciseverb
(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
Taskverb
use to the limit;
you are taxing my patienceExercisenoun
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit;
the doctor recommended regular exercisehe did some exercisingthe physical exertion required by his work kept him fitExercisenoun
the act of using;
he warned against the use of narcotic drugsskilled in the utilization of computersExercisenoun
systematic training by multiple repetitions;
practice makes perfectExercisenoun
a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding;
you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbookExercisenoun
(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches;
academic exercisesExerciseverb
put to use;
exert one's power or influenceExerciseverb
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;
practice lawExerciseverb
give a work-out to;
Some parents exercise their infantsMy personal trainer works me hardwork one's musclesExerciseverb
do physical exercise;
She works out in the gym every dayExerciseverb
learn by repetition;
We drilled French verbs every dayPianists practice scales