assign

verb transitive often passive

US /əˈsaɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	assign
he/she/it	assigns
present participle	assigning
past tense	assigned
past participle	assigned

1
to give someone a job to do
be assigned to something:
Two senior officers were assigned to the investigation.
assign something to someone:
It’s his job to assign tasks to the various members of the team.
be assigned something:
Mountbatten was assigned responsibility for retaking the territory.
Synonyms and related words
To employ someone
employ
appoint
take on
2
to send someone to a particular place, especially in order for them to work there
be assigned to something:
He was assigned to the company’s branch in Cairo.
Synonyms and related words
To send someone somewhere
send
ship
relocate
3
to put someone in a particular group
be assigned to something:
Tina has been assigned to the intermediate learners’ group.
Synonyms and related words
To categorize things
sort
classify
characterize
4
to give someone money or equipment so that they can use it for a particular purpose
be assigned something:
I was assigned a car for my personal use.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
5
to decide that something has a particular name, use, or value
be assigned something:
The operation was assigned the code name “Rita.”
Synonyms and related words
To categorize things
sort
classify
characterize
6
to decide that something should take a particular amount of time
I have assigned four hours for recording the data.
Synonyms and related words
To choose, or to change the timing of something
fix
time
schedule
7
legalto give someone the ownership of or rights to property
be assigned to someone:
All rights shall be assigned to the publisher.
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous legal terms
abatable
accession
accrual

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