Meaning & Definition of word "Assign"

Assign

/əˈsaɪn/

1. To allocate a job or responsibility to someone.
- Example: The manager will assign a new project to the team next week.
2. To attribute or designate a particular quality or characteristic.
- Example: We can assign the blame for the error to poor communication.
3. To set a value or amount to something.
- Example: The teacher assigned a score to each student's performance.
4. To transfer ownership or rights to someone else.
- Example: She decided to assign her rights to the property to her brother.

from Old French 'assigner', from Latin 'assignare', meaning 'to mark out, designate'.

assign responsibilities:

to allocate tasks to individuals or groups

assign roles:

to designate specific duties to individuals in a team

assign meaning:

to attribute significance or interpretation to something

assignment:

a task or piece of work allocated to someone

designation:

the choosing and naming of someone for a position

delegate:

a person authorized to represent others

Meaning: to give someone a task informally

Example Sentence: I was just assigned to grab snacks for the meeting.