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Assign definition: If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'assign'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× assign (əsaɪn ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseassigns ,presentparticipleassigning ,pasttense,pastparticipleassigned 1. verb Ifyouassignapieceofworktosomeone,yougivethemtheworktodo. WhenItaught,Iwouldassignatopictochildrenwhichtheywouldwriteabout.[VERBnoun+to] Laterintheyear,she'llassignthemresearchpapers.[VERBnounnoun] Whenteachersassignhomework,studentsusuallyfeelanobligationtodoit.[VERBnoun] [AlsoVERBnounto-infinitive]Synonyms:give,set,grant,allocate MoreSynonymsofassign 2. verb Ifyouassignsomethingtosomeone,yousaythatitisfortheiruse. Thesellingbrokeristhenrequiredtoassignaportionofthecommissiontothe buyerbroker.[VERBnoun+to] HeassignedherallhislandinIreland.[VERBnounnoun] Synonyms:allocate,give,determine,fix MoreSynonymsofassign 3. verb[usuallypassive] Ifsomeoneisassignedtoaparticularplace,group,orperson,theyaresentthere,usuallyinordertoworkatthatplaceorforthatperson. IwasassignedtoTroopAofthe10thCavalry.[beVERB-ed+to] DidyouchooseRussiaorwereyousimplyassignedthere?[beV-edadv] Eachofuswasassignedaminder,someonewholookedafterus.[beVERB-ednoun] Synonyms:selectfor,post,commission,elect MoreSynonymsofassign 4. verb Ifyouassignaparticularfunctionorvaluetosomeoneorsomething,yousaytheyhaveit. UnderMr.Harel'ssystem,eachbusinessmustassignavaluetoeachjob.[VERBnoun+to] Assignthelettersofthealphabettheirnumericalvalues–Aequals1,Bequals2, etc.[VERBnounnoun] Synonyms:attribute,credit,putdown,setdown MoreSynonymsofassign COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof assign Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'assign' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'assign' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ultra-distance' HindiTranslationof'assign' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency assigninBritishEnglish (əˈsaɪn ) verb(mainlytr)1. toselectforandappointtoapost,etc toassignanexperttothejob 2. togiveoutorallot(atask,problem,etc) toassignadvertisingtoanexpert 3. tosetapart(aplace,person,time,etc)foraparticularfunctionorevent toassignadayforthemeeting 4. toattributetoaspecifiedcause,origin,orsource;ascribe toassignastonecrosstotheVikings 5. totransfer(one'sright,interest,ortitletoproperty)tosomeoneelse 6. (alsointr)law (formerly)totransfer(property)totrusteessothatitmaybeusedforthebenefitofcreditors 7. military toallocate(menormaterials)onapermanentbasisCompareattach(sense6) 8. computing toplace(avaluecorrespondingtoavariable)inamemorylocation noun9. law apersontowhompropertyisassigned;assignee CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsassignable(asˈsignable)adjective assignability(asˌsignaˈbility)noun assignably(asˈsignably)adverb assigner(asˈsigner)noun WordoriginC14:fromOldFrenchassigner,fromLatinassignāre,fromsignāretomarkout WordFrequency assigninAmericanEnglish (əˈsaɪn ) verbtransitive1.  tosetapartormarkforaspecificpurpose;designate assignadayforthemeeting 2.  toplaceatsometaskorduty;appoint Iwasassignedtowatchtheroad 3.  togiveoutasatask;allot theteacherassignedanewlesson 4.  toascribe;attribute jealousywasassignedasthemotiveforthecrime 5. Law totransfer(aclaim,right,property,etc.)toanother verbintransitive6. Law totransferproperty,etc.toanother noun7. [usuallypl.] anassignee SIMILARWORDS: alˈlot,asˈcribe Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsassignability(asˌsignaˈbility) noun assignable(asˈsignable) adjective assigner(asˈsigner) nounorLawasˌsignˈor(əˌsaɪnˈɔr ) WordoriginMEassignen