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- DictionaryAs·sign/əˈsīn/
verb
- 1. allocate (a job or duty): "Congress assigned the task to the agency"
- 2. designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose: "managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets"
noun
- 1. another term for assignee
Definition of assign verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To assign is to specify something or someone for a specific purpose. If your sisters fight over whose turn it is to sit in the front seat, your parents may have to assign turns. The verb assign also means to transfer legal rights. You assign the deed to your house to new owners when you sell it.
to give out or announce as a task: to assign homework. to appoint, as to a post or duty: to assign one to guard duty. to designate; name; specify: to assign a day for a meeting.
Definition of assign – Learner’s Dictionary. assign. verb [ T ] uk / əˈsaɪn / us. Add to word list. to give someone a particular job or responsibility: [ + two objects ] UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital. [ often passive ] The case has been assigned to our most senior officer. Phrasal verbs. assign sb to sth.
Assign, allocate, allot mean to apportion or measure out. To assign is to distribute available things, designating them to be given to or reserved for specific persons or purposes: to assign duties.
4 days ago · to assign an expert to the job. 2. to give out or allot (a task, problem, etc) to assign advertising to an expert. 3. to set apart (a place, person, time, etc) for a particular function or event. to assign a day for the meeting. 4. to attribute to a specified cause, origin, or source; ascribe.
Feb 26, 2024 · ( transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose . to assign a day for trial. ( transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office . to assign counsel for a prisoner. ( transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task . ( transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories .
