mission

[US]/ˈmɪʃn/
[UK]/ˈmɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. task given to a person or group; a diplomatic delegation; military operation
v. undertake a long and arduous journey

Phrases & Collocations

mission accomplished

mission statement

mission critical

surgical mission

mission briefing

space mission

mission impossible

rescue mission

mission control

diplomatic mission

trade mission

mission in life

business mission

military mission

mission school

fact-finding mission

Example Sentences

a mission to Mars.

a mission to the moon

The space mission is a go.

a trade mission to Japan

the mission to cleanse America of subversives.

it is the Church's mission to preach the gospel.

a mission to snatch Winston Churchill.

flew six missions into space.

a manned mission to Mars.

a fact-finding mission to China.

a mission which could not possibly succeed.

carried out the mission successfully.

a successful spacecraft mission to Venus

And the mission to civilise that was the colonial kind of project is now a mission to civilise France's own population.

A powerful sense of mission underpins everything he does.

we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom.

your insensibility to the extreme importance of the mission we are on.

mercy missions to refugees caught up in the fighting.

Real-world Examples

All right. Short mission. Good mission.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

The same combination of frailty and aspiration animates the mission of this university.

Source: Celebrity High School Opening Speech

To accomplish our great mission, we must always remain true to our original aspiration.

Source: New Year’s Message from President Xi Jinping

An opportunity that ultimately furthers the mission.

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

NASA actually completed a mission called, DART.

Source: Connection Magazine

None of this should change your mission.

Source: Billions Season 1

Thanks, but this is a solo mission.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

In recent years—having once eschewed such missions—China has become a frequent contributor of blue-helmet troops.

Source: The Economist - China

Foundations executive director Revlan Hill says her neighbors support this mission.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

Our combat mission in Afghanistan is over.

Source: CNN Selected October 2015 Collection

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