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assign
What does assign mean?
assign (verb): to allot or give (something) as a task.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use assign in a sentence?
- We were assigned new uniforms. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce assign?
/əˈsaɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does assign come from?
From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from ad- + signō (“mark, sign”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to assign
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “assign”?
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What does “assign” mean?
to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Not quite: that's what bring means.
regard something as probable or likely
Not quite: that's what expect means.
to allot or give (something) as a task
Right! That's what “assign” means.
get something; come into possession of
Not quite: that's what receive means.
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