Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To assign again or anew.

    The offending employees were reassigned after the incident.

  2. (transitive)To transfer back what was previously assigned.

More definitions
  • transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom didn't need to be reassigned.

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  2. Tom has been reassigned.

    ruТом был переведён на другую должность.

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  3. Tom hasn't been reassigned yet.

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  4. Tom hasn't yet been reassigned.

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  5. I've just been reassigned.

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Forms

reassigns, reassigning, reassigned, reassigned
Base formreassign · to reassign
3rd person singularreassigns
Present participlereassigning
Past simplereassigned
Past participlereassigned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreassign
he, she, itreassigns

Past simpleLesson

all personsreassigned

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill reassign

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • transfer somebody to a different position or location of work:transfer

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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