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as·sign

assign

 
 
pronunciation:
saIn
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part of speech: verb
inflections: assigns, assigning, assigned
definition 1: When someone assigns you something, they give it to you to use, and you are the only one who has permission to use it.
The coach assigned each of the players on the football team their own equipment.
similar words:
devote, distribute
definition 2: If your dad assigns you to do a job, he gives you that job to do. He has chosen you to do this job and not someone else.
Andre's mom was so busy that she assigned him to watch his little sister while she finished her work. She also told his brother to clean the kitchen table.
synonyms:
appoint
similar words:
authorize, charge, choose, name, pick, select
definition 3: When you assign something, you give a particular piece of work for someone to do.
In Lily's school, teachers start to assign homework in first grade.
similar words:
give
Word Builder: assign +
  • assignment:
    a piece of work that has been assigned.
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