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From Middle English assignement , from Old French assignement . Pronunciation- IPA ( key ) : /əˈsaɪnmənt/
Hyphenation: a‧ssign‧ment assignment ( countable and uncountable , plural assignments ) - The act of assigning ; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks . This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
- ( LGBT ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex .
- An assigned task . The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.
- A position to which someone is assigned. Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.
- ( education ) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework . Mrs Smith gave out our assignments , and said we had to finish them by Monday.
- ( law ) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another. The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.
- ( law ) A document that effects this transfer. Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.
- ( programming ) An operation that assigns a value to a variable .
- ( programming ) : augmented assignment
Derived terms- antiassignment
- assignment operator
- frequency assignment
- misassignment
- nonassignment
- Procrustean assignment
- reassignment
- time-assignment speech interpolation
- unassignment
- understand the assignment
Alternative formsFrom English assignment . - Cantonese ( Jyutping ) : aa 6 saai 1 man 4
- Jyutping : aa 6 saai 1 man 4
- Yale : ah s ā ai màhn
- Cantonese Pinyin : aa 6 saai 1 man 4
- Guangdong Romanization : a 6 sai 1 men 4
- Sinological IPA ( key ) : /aː²² saːi̯ ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/
- ( Hong Kong Cantonese ) assignment ; homework ; coursework ( Classifier : 份 c )
Variety | Location | Words | Formal ) | , | Northeastern Mandarin | | , | Cantonese | | , , | Hakka | | , | | | | , | | , | | , | | , | Southern Min | | | - Bauer, Robert S. ( 2021 ) ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary , Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN , page 10
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Navigation menuassignment - noun - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
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- My assignment was to clean the equipment. = They gave me the assignment of cleaning the equipment.
- The students were given a homework assignment .
- The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.
- The reporter is here on an assignment .
- The reporter is here on assignment .
- The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees.
- her assignment to the embassy in India
- the computer's assignment of a number to each image
- the assignment of blame/responsibility
- the assignment of property
- She asked if she could change her seating assignment .
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Definition of assign (Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb Definition of assign (Entry 2 of 2) ascribe , attribute , assign , impute , credit mean to lay something to the account of a person or thing. ascribe suggests an inferring or conjecturing of cause, quality, authorship. attribute suggests less tentativeness than ascribe , less definiteness than assign . assign implies ascribing with certainty or after deliberation. impute suggests ascribing something that brings discredit by way of accusation or blame. credit implies ascribing a thing or especially an action to a person or other thing as its agent, source, or explanation. Examples of assign in a SentenceThese examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'assign.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples. Word HistoryVerb and Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French assigner , from Latin assignare , from ad- + signare to mark, from signum mark, sign 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing assignDictionary Entries Near assignCite this entry. “Assign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assign. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024. Kids DefinitionKids definition of assign, legal definition, legal definition of assign. Legal Definition of assign (Entry 2 of 2) More from Merriam-Webster on assignNglish: Translation of assign for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of assign for Arabic Speakers Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once?Word of the day. See Definitions and Examples » Get Word of the Day daily email! Popular in Grammar & UsagePlural and possessive names: a guide, 31 useful rhetorical devices, more commonly misspelled words, why does english have so many silent letters, your vs. you're: how to use them correctly, popular in wordplay, 8 words for lesser-known musical instruments, it's a scorcher words for the summer heat, 7 shakespearean insults to make life more interesting, birds say the darndest things, 10 words from taylor swift songs (merriam's version), games & quizzes. - Dictionaries home
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Definition of assign verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! - 3 [ usually passive ] assign somebody to somebody/something to send a person to work under the authority of someone or in a particular group I was assigned to B platoon.
- 4 to say that something has a particular value or function, or happens at a particular time or place assign something to something Assign a different color to each different type of information. assign something sth The painting cannot be assigned an exact date.
- 5 assign something to somebody ( law ) to say that your property or rights now belong to someone else The agreement assigns copyright to the publisher. She has assigned the lease to her daughter.
Nearby wordsLook up a word, learn it forever.Other forms: assigned; assigns; assigning 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. You assign the deed to your house to new owners when you sell it. If you sort things into categories by characteristics, you are assigning them categories. When you make a budget, you assign each expense a category. Food and housing, for example, may be essential living expenses and medicine and doctor's visits may be health care. Chocolate gets its own category. - verb select something or someone for a specific purpose “The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise” synonyms: set apart , specify see more see less types: dedicate set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church detail assign to a specific task type of: choose , pick out , select , take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- verb give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) synonyms: delegate , depute , designate see more see less types: show 27 types... hide 27 types... mandate assign authority to cast select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet post assign to a post; put into a post cast assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors devolve pass on or delegate to another task assign a task to place place somebody in a particular situation or location regiment assign to a regiment reassign , transfer transfer somebody to a different position or location of work delegate , depute transfer power to someone mandate assign under a mandate advance , elevate , kick upstairs , promote , raise , upgrade give a promotion to or assign to a higher position break , bump , demote , kick downstairs , relegate assign to a lower position; reduce in rank place assign to (a job or a home) recast cast again, in a different role miscast cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role typecast cast repeatedly in the same kind of role second transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment exchange hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent tenure give life-time employment to bring up promote from a lower position or rank spot promote promote on the spot ennoble , entitle , gentle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility sideline remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position reduce bring to humbler or weaker state or condition favor , favour , prefer promote or prefer over another brevet promote somebody by brevet, in the military type of: appoint , charge assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
- verb decide as to where something belongs in a scheme “The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class” synonyms: attribute see more see less types: classify , relegate assign to a class or kind type of: evaluate , judge , pass judgment form a critical opinion of
- verb give out “We were assigned new uniforms” synonyms: allot , portion see more see less types: show 5 types... hide 5 types... allow , appropriate , earmark , reserve , set aside give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause allocate , apportion distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose reallocate , reapportion allocate, distribute, or apportion anew ration , ration out distribute in rations, as in the army award , present give, especially as an honor or reward type of: administer , allot , deal , deal out , dish out , dispense , distribute , dole , dole out , lot , mete , mete out , parcel out , shell out administer or bestow, as in small portions
- verb attribute or give synonyms: put see more see less types: repose put or confide something in a person or thing type of: apply , employ , use , utilise , utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
- verb attribute or credit to synonyms: ascribe , attribute , impute impute attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source see more see less types: show 10 types... hide 10 types... impute attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source carnalise , carnalize , sensualise , sensualize ascribe to an origin in sensation credit give someone credit for something reattribute attribute to another source anthropomorphise , anthropomorphize ascribe human features to something personate , personify attribute human qualities to something accredit , credit ascribe an achievement to blame , charge attribute responsibility to externalise , externalize , project regard as objective interiorise , interiorize , internalise , internalize incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal type of: evaluate , judge , pass judgment form a critical opinion of
- verb transfer one's right to see more see less type of: transfer cause to change ownership
- verb make undue claims to having synonyms: arrogate see more see less type of: arrogate , claim , lay claim demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
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Definition of assignment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Whether you're an international spy with a new mission or a high school student with math homework — when you get an assignment, you'd better do it! An assignment is a task that someone in authority has asked you to do.
7 meanings: 1. something that has been assigned, such as a mission or task 2. a position or post to which a person is assigned.... Click for more definitions.
1 [countable, uncountable] a task or piece of work that someone is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies You will need to complete three written assignments per semester. She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers. one of our reporters on assignment in China I had given myself a tough assignment. a business/special assignment
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ASSIGNMENT definition: a piece of work or job that you are given to do: . Learn more.
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From Longman Business Dictionary assignment as‧sign‧ment / əˈsaɪnmənt / noun 1 [countable] a piece of work that someone is given My assignment was to save the company, whatever it took. 2 [uncountable] JOB when someone is given a particular job or task, or sent to work in a particular place or for a particular person With the agreement ...
ASSIGNMENT meaning: 1. a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job: 2. a job that…. Learn more.
assignment (computer science) The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks. This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category. We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.
Assignment definition: The act of assigning. True to my assignment, I recorded movements and time until Quinn's voice from below broke the silence.
assignment - noun. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance.
1. : a job or duty that is given to someone : a task someone is required to do. [count] My assignment was to clean the equipment. = They gave me the assignment of cleaning the equipment. The students were given a homework assignment. The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate. The reporter is here on an assignment.
assignment meaning: a piece of work or job that you are given to do: . Learn more.
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Synonyms for ASSIGNMENT: task, job, duty, project, mission, chore, responsibility, function; Antonyms of ASSIGNMENT: dismissal, discharge, firing, expulsion ...
Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the verb and noun assign, which means to transfer, appoint, or ascribe something to someone or something. Find synonyms, example sentences, and related phrases for assign.
1 to give someone something that they can use, or some work or responsibility assign something (to somebody) The two large classrooms have been assigned to us. The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children. assign somebody something We have been assigned the two large classrooms. The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.
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.