Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.

    to assign a day for trial

    zuweisen, zuteilen

    назнача́тьnaznačátʹ, назна́читьnaznáčitʹ, определя́тьopredeljátʹ

    призначатиpryznačaty, визначатиvyznačaty

    select something or someone for a specific purpose

  2. (transitive)To appoint or select (someone) for some office.

    to assign counsel for a prisoner

    zuteilen

    назнача́тьnaznačátʹ, назна́читьnaznáčitʹ

  3. (transitive)To allot or give (something) as a task.

    give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

  4. (transitive)To attribute or sort (something) into categories.

    attribute or credit to

  5. To attribute or sort (something) into categories.

    (transitive)To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.

  6. (transitive)To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.

    transfer one's right to

  7. (transitive)To give (a value) to a variable.

    We assign 100 to x.

    zuweisen

    attribute or give

Examples

131 sentences
  1. They assigned the task to us.

    Вони призначили це завдання нам.

    ruОни поручили задание нам.

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  2. She assigned him to the job.

    Вона призначила йому роботу.

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  3. I've been assigned to do that.

    Мені доручили це зробити.

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  4. He assigned me three books to read.

    Він призначив мені прочитати три книжки.

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  5. He assigned me a new job.

    ruОн мне поручил новое задание.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to designate or set apart something for some purpose:
Русский
By meaning 1
to designate or set apart something for some purpose:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to designate or set apart something for some purpose:

Origin

From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from

From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from ad- + signō (“mark, sign”).

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Forms

assigns, assigning, assigned, assigned
Base formassign · to assign
3rd person singularassigns
Present participleassigning
Past simpleassigned
Past participleassigned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyassign
he, she, itassigns

Past simpleLesson

all personsassigned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave assigned
he, she, ithas assigned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill assign

Synonyms

17 synonyms
transfer property:consignC2
set apart something for some purpose:allocate
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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