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assign

[ uh-sahyn ]

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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.
Synonyms: determine, fix
to ascribe; attribute; bring forward:
to assign a cause.
Synonyms: offer, show, advance, allege, adduce
Law. to transfer:
to assign a contract.
Military. to place permanently on duty with a unit or under a commander.

verb (used without object)

Law. to transfer property, especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors.

noun

Usually assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
my heirs and assigns.

assign

/ əˈsaɪn /

verb

to select for and appoint to a post, etc
to assign an expert to the job
to give out or allot (a task, problem, etc)
to assign advertising to an expert
to set apart (a place, person, time, etc) for a particular function or event
to assign a day for the meeting
to attribute to a specified cause, origin, or source; ascribe
to assign a stone cross to the Vikings
to transfer (one's right, interest, or title to property) to someone else
also intr law (formerly) to transfer (property) to trustees so that it may be used for the benefit of creditors
military to allocate (men or materials) on a permanent basis Compare attach
computing to place (a value corresponding to a variable) in a memory location

noun

law a person to whom property is assigned; assignee

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Derived Forms

asˈsigner, noun
asˈsignably, adverb
asˌsignaˈbility, noun
asˈsignable, adjective

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Other Words From

as·signer Chiefly Law. as·sign·or [uh, -sahy-, nawr, as-, uh, -, nawr], noun
misas·sign verb
nonas·signed adjective
preas·sign verb (used with object)
preas·signed adjective
reas·sign verb (used with object)
self-as·signed adjective
unas·signed adjective
well-as·signed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assign¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, from Latin assignāre; equivalent to as- + sign

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assign¹

C14: from Old French assigner, from Latin assignāre, from signāre to mark out

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Synonym Study

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. To allocate is to earmark or set aside parts of things available or expected in the future, each for a specific purpose: to allocate income to various types of expenses. To allot implies making restrictions as to amount, size, purpose, etc., and then apportioning or assigning: to allot spaces for parking.

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Example Sentences

The other four are assigned to ambulances at the two stations, although they might help with evacuations or rescues during fires.

From Los Angeles Times

A lieutenant, a sergeant, and two officers assigned to the Recruiting Employment Division have been assigned to home pending the completion of an internal affairs probe, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

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Following the incident, Major Robert Ronz was assigned to be the deciding officer in finding a consequence for Mr Webber's behaviour.

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With only a handful of singles available, the desire to pair up my assigned actor increased as the show progressed.

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The nonprofit’s assets have not been given a value yet, and Musk’s bid complicates matters by assigning a number value to it.

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