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assign
[ uh-sahyn ]
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: ,
- to ascribe; attribute; bring forward:
to assign a cause.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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
/ əˈɪ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈԲ, adverb
- ˌԲˈٲ, noun
- ˈԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·İ Chiefly Law. ··ǰ [uh, -sahy-, nawr, as-, uh, -, nawr], noun
- a· verb
- ԴDza·Ա adjective
- a· verb (used with object)
- a·Ա adjective
- a· verb (used with object)
- -·Ա adjective
- ܲa·Ա adjective
- ɱ-·Ա adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of assign1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He said there were nine planes not yet in Boeing's production system and he wanted to "understand their intentions and if necessary we can assign to other customers".
The evacuation plan unveiled on Wednesday identifies 150 routes out of Vilnius and assigns neighbourhoods with specific evacuation points, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported.
But our associates, who are assigned to each show, adapt the teaching of the illusions to the needs of the performers, because illusions have to feel natural to not appear contrived.
While not granting Abrego García asylum, the judge assigned him a status — “withholding from removal” — which kept him safe in this country, because he faced the possibility of torture or other violence in his homeland.
Whether we're assigned male or female at birth, we all have kidney cells, and if all goes well we each have two kidneys.
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