MISSION


Meaning of MISSION in English

/ ˈmɪʃn; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

OFFICIAL JOB / GROUP

1.

[ C ] an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country :

a trade mission to China

a fact-finding mission

a mercy mission to aid homeless refugees

2.

[ C ] a group of people doing such a job; the place where they work :

the head of the British mission in Berlin

TEACHING CHRISTIANITY

3.

[ C , U ] the work of teaching people about Christianity, especially in a foreign country; a group of people doing such work :

a Catholic mission in Africa

Gandhi's attitude to mission and conversion

4.

[ C ] a building or group of buildings used by a Christian mission

YOUR DUTY

5.

[ C ] particular work that you feel it is your duty to do :

Her mission in life was to work with the homeless.

SYN vocation ➡ note at task

OF ARMED FORCES

6.

[ C ] an important job that is done by a soldier, group of soldiers, etc. :

The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission.

SPACE FLIGHT

7.

[ C ] a flight into space :

a US space mission

mission control (= the people on earth who control and communicate with the people on the mission )

TASK

8.

[ C ] ( BrE , informal ) a task or journey that is very difficult and takes a long time to complete :

It's a mission to get there.

IDIOMS

- mission accomplished

■ verb

[ v + adv. / prep. ] ( informal ) to go on a long and difficult journey, especially one that involves going to many different places :

We had to mission round all the bars until we found him.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (denoting the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world): from Latin missio(n-) , from mittere send.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.