Multitask Meaning in English

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التعريف

To do two or more tasks at the same time, instead of focusing on just one.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in work and technology contexts. Used as a verb, often with 'can/can't'. Sometimes used as 'good at multitasking'. Can imply either positive skill or doing many things less effectively. Not used for physical activities like sports simultaneously.

• Spanish: hacer varias tareas a la vez - multitarea (verbo)
• Portuguese (BR): fazer várias tarefas ao mesmo tempo
• Portuguese (PT): fazer várias tarefas ao mesmo tempo
• Chinese (Simplified): 同时处理多项任务 - 多任务操作
• Chinese (Traditional): 同時處理多項任務 - 多工操作
• Hindi: एक साथ कई काम करना
• Arabic: القيام بعدة مهام في وقت واحد
• Bengali: একসাথে একাধিক কাজ করা - মাল্টিটাস্ক করা
• Russian: многозадачить - выполнять несколько задач одновременно
• Japanese: マルチタスクする
• Vietnamese: làm nhiều việc cùng lúc
• Korean: 멀티태스킹하다
• Turkish: aynı anda birden fazla iş yapmak - çoklu görev yapmak
• Urdu: ایک وقت میں کئی کام کرنا - ملٹی ٹاسک کرنا
• Indonesian: melakukan banyak tugas sekaligus - multitasking

جمل نموذجية

Many people try to multitask at work.

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It's hard for children to multitask.

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I'm not great at multitasking—I prefer to focus on one thing.

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Do you think it's really possible to multitask effectively?

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She likes to multitask to save time during her busy mornings.

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I can multitask while cooking and talking on the phone.

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