ASSIGN Definition & Meaning

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assign

[ uh-sahyn ]

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verb (used with object)

to give or allocate; allot:
to assign rooms at a hotel.
to give out or announce as a task:
to assign homework.
to appoint, as to a post or duty:
to assign one to guard duty.
to designate; name; specify:
to assign a day for a meeting.
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to ascribe; attribute; bring forward:
to assign a cause.
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Law. to transfer:
to assign a contract.
Military. to place permanently on duty with a unit or under a commander.

verb (used without object)

Law. to transfer property, especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors.

noun

Usually assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
my heirs and assigns.

assign

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verb

to select for and appoint to a post, etc
to assign an expert to the job
to give out or allot (a task, problem, etc)
to assign advertising to an expert
to set apart (a place, person, time, etc) for a particular function or event
to assign a day for the meeting
to attribute to a specified cause, origin, or source; ascribe
to assign a stone cross to the Vikings
to transfer (one's right, interest, or title to property) to someone else
also intr law (formerly) to transfer (property) to trustees so that it may be used for the benefit of creditors
military to allocate (men or materials) on a permanent basis Compare attach
computing to place (a value corresponding to a variable) in a memory location

noun

law a person to whom property is assigned; assignee

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Derived Forms

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��ˈ��Բ��, adjective

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of assign¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, from Latin ��; equivalent to as- + sign

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of assign¹

C14: from Old French assigner, from Latin ��, from �� to mark out

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Synonym Study

Assign, allocate, allot mean to apportion or measure out. To assign is to distribute available things, designating them to be given to or reserved for specific persons or purposes: to assign duties. To allocate is to earmark or set aside parts of things available or expected in the future, each for a specific purpose: to allocate income to various types of expenses. To allot implies making restrictions as to amount, size, purpose, etc., and then apportioning or assigning: to allot spaces for parking.

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The odds that any of those will catch on are long since the prevalence of assigning nicknames to top NHL lines has faded in recent years, robbing the game of some of its fun.

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But even with all that, assigning blame will be no easy task.

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Southwest will also offer a new basic fare on its lowest-priced tickets starting in May, in advance of offering assigned seating and extra legroom.

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This unique arrangement means that Musk could theoretically assign any value he wants to X and xAI, so long as none of the investors revolted.

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He’s David A. Geier, a well-known anti-vaccine activist who has reportedly been assigned the job of reviewing the supposed link between vaccination and autism.

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