assign

CEFRB1

/əˈsaɪn/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To give someone a job, duty, or piece of work.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To allot or give (something) as a task.

Examples

  • Ask your teacher and he will assign you one.

  • I have to assign more men to that work.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To appoint or select (someone) for some office.

  2. To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.

  3. To attribute or sort (something) into categories.

More examples

In context

  • We assign 100 to x.

  • to assign a day for trial

  • to assign counsel for a prisoner

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from ad- + signō (“mark, sign”).