Meaning

4 senses

  1. An assignee.

  2. (obsolete)A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.

  3. (obsolete)An assignment or appointment.

  4. (obsolete)A design or purpose.

Examples

131 sentences

  1. They assigned the task to us.

    Вони призначили це завдання нам. — ChickenKiev

    ruОни поручили задание нам. — sharptoothed

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  2. She assigned him to the job.

    Вона призначила йому роботу. — ChickenKiev

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  3. I've been assigned to do that.

    Мені доручили це зробити. — Ahha

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  4. He assigned me three books to read.

    Він призначив мені прочитати три книжки. — aandrusiak

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  5. He assigned me a new job.

    ruОн мне поручил новое задание. — FeuDRenais

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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

plural: assigns
Singularassign
Pluralassigns

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
assessmentB2assetassiduouslyassignmentB1assimilateC2

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