Meaning & Definition of Assign in English
English⟶
Assign
/əsaɪn/
verb
1. Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
synonym:
- delegate,
- designate,
- depute,
- assign
2. Give out
- "We were assigned new uniforms"
synonym:
- assign,
- allot,
- portion
3. Attribute or credit to
- "We attributed this quotation to shakespeare"
- "People impute great cleverness to cats"
synonym:
- impute,
- ascribe,
- assign,
- attribute
4. Select something or someone for a specific purpose
- "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
synonym:
- assign,
- specify,
- set apart
5. Attribute or give
- "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"
- "He put all his efforts into this job"
- "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
synonym:
- put,
- assign
6. Make undue claims to having
synonym:
- arrogate,
- assign
7. Transfer one's right to
synonym:
- assign
8. Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
synonym:
- assign,
- attribute
Examples of using
I have to assign more men to that work.