mission
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
missions
plural
missions
Britannica Dictionary definition of MISSION
[count]
1
a
:
a task or job that someone is given to do
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Our mission was to recover the stolen plans.
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He was sent on a fact-finding mission. = He was sent on a mission to gather information.
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By patient negotiation she succeeded in her mission of averting a strike.
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go on a rescue mission [=go somewhere to rescue someone]
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The volunteers were on a mission of mercy to help victims of the disaster. [=the volunteers were sent to help the victims of the disaster]
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a mercy mission
b
:
a specific military or naval task
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a reconnaissance mission
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a peacekeeping mission
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a combat/training mission
c
:
a flight by an aircraft or spacecraft to perform a specific task
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see also mission control
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a bombing mission
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a manned space mission
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a shuttle mission
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a mission to the moon
2
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a task that you consider to be a very important duty
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His mission is to help poor children. = He has made it his mission in life to help poor children. = He's a man with a mission: to help poor children.
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She's on a mission to locate her lost sister. [=she is very determined to find her lost sister]
3
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a group of people sent to a foreign country for a specific reason (such as to have discussions or to provide training or assistance)
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a member of a trade mission
4
a
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a group of people who are sent to a foreign country to do religious work
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a group of missionaries
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a Catholic mission
b
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a place or building where such work is done
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touring a Spanish mission in California
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a mission church
