Assign

  • 21assign — verb (T) 1 to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing: assign sb a job/duty/task: I ve been assigned the job of looking after the new students. | assign sb to: Jan s been assigned to the Asian… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22assign — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French assigner, from Latin assignare, from ad + signare to mark, from signum mark, sign Date: 13th century 1. to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23assign — verb 1) a young doctor was assigned the task Syn: allocate, allot, give, set to; charge with, entrust with 2) she was assigned to a new post Syn: appoint to, promote to, delegate to, commission to …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 24assign — /ə saɪn/ verb 1. to give something to someone by means of an official legal transfer ● to assign a right to someone ● to assign shares to someone 2. to give someone a job of work to do and make him or her responsible for doing it ● He was… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 25assign — To transfer, make over, or set over to another. To appoint, allot, select, or designate for a particular purpose, or duty. To point at, or point out; to set forth, or specify; to mark out or designate; to particularize, as to assign errors on a… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 26assign — To transfer, make over, or set over to another. To appoint, allot, select, or designate for a particular purpose, or duty. To point at, or point out; to set forth, or specify; to mark out or designate; to particularize, as to assign errors on a… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 27assign — verb Assign is used with these nouns as the object: ↑attorney, ↑duty, ↑homework, ↑label, ↑meaning, ↑number, ↑priority, ↑rank, ↑rating, ↑reading, ↑reporter, ↑ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28assign — Synonyms and related words: abalienate, accredit, alien, alienate, allocate, allot, allow, amortize, apply, appoint, apportion, appropriate, appropriate to, ascribe, assign to, associate, attach, attribute, authorize, barter, bequeath, carry over …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29assign — 01. He has been [assigned] to study their computer systems to see what needs to be upgraded. 02. Please make sure that your [assignments] are handed in by tomorrow. 03. The teacher [assigned] research papers to be done over the following month.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 30assign — verb 1) a young doctor was assigned the task Syn: allocate, allot, give, set, charge with, entrust with 2) she was assigned to a new post Syn: appoint, promote, delegate, nominate …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary