mission
noun
/ˈmɪʃn/
official job/group
1 countable an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country She led a recent trade mission to China.
Thomas More toured Antwerp on a diplomatic mission for the king.
It was too late to launch a rescue mission.
They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region.
a mercy mission to aid homeless refugees
Collocations
adjective
verb + mission
mission + verb
mission + noun
preposition
on a/the mission
phrases
2 countable a group of people doing such a job; the place where they work He is the head of the British mission in Berlin.
Collocations
adjective
verb + mission
preposition
teaching Christianity
3 uncountable, countable the work of teaching people about Christianity, especially in a foreign country; a group of people doing such work Gandhi’s attitude to mission and conversion
a Catholic mission in Africa
She took up a position as a school teacher at St Peter's mission in Montana.
4 countable a building or group of buildings used by a Christian mission Collocations
adjective
verb + mission
mission + noun
your duty
5 countable particular work that you feel it is your duty to do Her mission in life was to work with the homeless.
We are committed to the mission of helping students realize their full potential.
You can tell by the determined way he talks that he is a man with a mission.
Collocations
adjective
verb + mission
mission + noun
phrases
a man with a mission
a woman with a mission
a sense of mission…
of armed forces
6 countable an important job that is done by a soldier, group of soldiers, etc. The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission.
The military are fulfilling an important peacekeeping mission.
space flight
a US space mission
He's been on several shuttle missions over the last decade.
Collocations
adjective
verb + mission
mission + noun
preposition
on a/the missionmission to
task
8 countable (British English, informal) a task or journey that is very difficult and takes a long time to complete It's a mission to get there.
Word Origin
mid 16th cent. (denoting the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world): from Latin missio(n-), from mittere ‘send’.
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