mission

  • 41MISSION — n. f. Charge qu’on donne à quelqu’un, avec pleins pouvoirs pour faire quelque chose. Ce n’est pas de moi que vous devez recevoir votre mission. Avez vous mission pour parler, pour agir ainsi? Vous agissez sans mission. Il a mal rempli sa mission …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 42mission — n. task 1) to accomplish, carry out, perform; undertake a mission 2) (mil.) to fly a mission 3) (usu. mil.) to cancel, scratch, scrub a mission 4) a dangerous; pioneering; suicide mission 5) a combat; diplomatic; goodwill; rescue; search and… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 43Mission — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Mission est un nom commun ou un nom propre qui possède plusieurs acceptions selon le contexte : Sommaire 1 Nom commun 2 …

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  • 44mission — [[t]mɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ missions 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A mission is an important task that people are given to do, especially one that involves travelling to another country. Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America... He has… …

    English dictionary

  • 45mission — mis|sion [ˈmıʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air force/army etc)¦ 2¦(job)¦ 3¦(duty)¦ 4¦(purpose)¦ 5¦(government)¦ 6¦(religion)¦ 7 mission accomplished 8 woman/man with a mission ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46mission */*/ — UK [ˈmɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms mission : singular mission plural missions 1) a) [countable] an important piece of work that a person or group of people has to do for a government or large organization, especially one that involves travel The… …

    English dictionary

  • 47mission — 01. When the building blew up, we heard a man say, [Mission] accomplished. 02. He worked as a [missionary] for the Mormon church in Japan for about two years. 03. They set up a Catholic [mission] in a remote region of Brazil. 04. Nelson Mandela… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 48mission — mis|sion [ mıʃn ] noun ** ▸ 1 important work ▸ 2 military operation ▸ 3 flight into space ▸ 4 important goal ▸ 5 religious work ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an important piece of work that a person or group of people has to do for a government or large …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 49mission — missional, adj. /mish euhn/, n. 1. a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like. 2. the business with which such a group is… …

    Universalium

  • 50mission — I. noun Etymology: New Latin, Medieval Latin, & Latin; New Latin mission , missio religious mission, from Medieval Latin, task assigned, from Latin, act of sending, from mittere to send Date: 1530 1. obsolete the act or an instance of sending 2.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary