Assign: meaning, definitions and examples

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assign

[ əˈsʌɪn ]

^{Context #1}

task completion

To allocate a task or responsibility to someone.

Synonyms

allocate, appoint, delegate

Examples of usage

He assigned the project to his team.
She assigned homework to her students.
The teacher assigned roles for the school play.

^{Context #2}

education

A task or piece of work allocated to someone.

Synonyms

project, task, work

Examples of usage

The students were given a challenging assign to complete over the weekend.
The boss handed out a new assign to each team member.

Translations

Translations of the word "assign" in other languages:

🇵🇹 atribuir

designar
alocar

🇮🇳 सौंपना

नियुक्त करना
निर्धारित करना

🇩🇪 zuweisen

zuteilen
vergeben

🇮🇩 menugaskan

menetapkan
memberikan

🇺🇦 призначати

доручати
виділяти

🇵🇱 przydzielić

wyznaczyć
przypisać

🇯🇵 割り当てる (wariateru)

任命する (ninmei suru)
配分する (haibun suru)

🇫🇷 assigner

attribuer
désigner

🇪🇸 asignar

designar
asignar

🇹🇷 atamak

tahsis etmek
belirlemek

🇰🇷 할당하다 (haldanghada)

지정하다 (jijeonghada)
배정하다 (baejeonghada)

🇸🇦 تعيين (ta'yin)

تخصيص (takhsiis)
إسناد (isnad)

🇨🇿 přiřadit

přidělit
určit

🇸🇰 priradiť

prideliť
určiť

🇨🇳 分配 (fēnpèi)

指派 (zhǐpài)
分派 (fēnpài)

🇸🇮 dodeliti

določiti
razporediti

🇮🇸 úthluta

ráðstafa
skipa

🇰🇿 тағайындау

бөлу
анықтау

🇬🇪 დანიშნვა (danishnva)

მიკუთვნება (mik'utvneba)
განაწილება (ganatsileba)

🇦🇿 təyin etmək

ayırmaq
müəyyən etmək

🇲🇽 asignar

designar
asignar

Word origin

The word 'assign' originated from the Latin word 'assignare', which means 'to mark out, to allot'. It first appeared in the English language in the 14th century. Over the years, 'assign' has evolved to be commonly used in various contexts, especially in the fields of education and project management.