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verb
- 1. allocate (a job or duty): "Congress had assigned the task to the agency" Similar
- 2. designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose: "managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets" Similar
noun
- 1. another term for assignee
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ASSIGN definition: 1. to give a particular job or piece of work to someone: 2. If you assign a time for a job or…. Learn more.
1. : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors. 2. a. : to appoint to a post or duty. assigned them to light duty. assigned me two clerks. b. : to appoint as a duty or task. assigns 20 pages for homework. 3. : to fix or specify in correspondence or relationship : select, designate.
verb (used with object) to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel. 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 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.
verb (mainly tr) 1. to select for and appoint to a post, etc. 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.
1. to select for and appoint to a post, etc: 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.
Definitions of 'assign' 1. If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do. [...] 2. If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use. [...] 3. If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person. [...] More.
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.
to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel. 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.
