as·sign ( -s n )tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. To select for a duty or office; appoint: firefighters assigned to the city's industrial park. 3. To give out as a task; allot: assigned homework to the class. 4. To ascribe; attribute: sorted the rocks by assigning them to different categories. See Synonyms at attribute. 5. Law To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another. 6. To place (a person or a military unit) under a specific command. n. Law An assignee. [Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, from Latin assign  re : ad-, ad- + signre, to mark (from signum, sign; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).]as·sign  a·bili·ty n.as·sign a·ble adj.as·sign a·bly adv.as·sign er n. |
assign [əˈsaɪn]
vb (mainly tr)
1. to select for and appoint to a post, etc. to assign an expert to the job
2. to give out or allot (a task, problem, etc.) to assign advertising to an expert
3. to set apart (a place, person, time, etc.) for a particular function or event to assign a day for the meeting
4. to attribute to a specified cause, origin, or source; ascribe to assign a stone cross to the Vikings
5. (Law) to transfer (one's right, interest, or title to property) to someone else
6. (Law) (also intr) Law (formerly) to transfer (property) to trustees so that it may be used for the benefit of creditors
7. (Military) Military to allocate (men or materials) on a permanent basis Compare attach [6]
8. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing to place (a value corresponding to a variable) in a memory location
n
(Law) Law a person to whom property is assigned; assignee
[from Old French assigner, from Latin assignāre, from signāre to mark out]
assignable adj
assignability n
assignably adv
assigner n
1. To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively permanent, and/or where such organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel.
2. To detail individuals to specific duties or functions where such duties or functions are primary and/or relatively permanent. See also attach.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | assign - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) mandate - assign authority to cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation" regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" place - assign to (a job or a home) |
| 2. | assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, allow - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" | |
| 3. | assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness" carnalize, sensualize - ascribe to an origin in sensation credit - give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs" reattribute - attribute to another source anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize - ascribe human features to something personate, personify - attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" blame, charge - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize - incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief" | |
| 4. | assign - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" dedicate - set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church detail - assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station" | |
| 5. | assign - 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" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" repose - put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people" | |
| 6. | assign - make undue claims to having | |
| 7. | assign - transfer one's right to transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" | |
| 8. | assign - decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
assign
Translations
assign [əˈsaɪn]
A. VT
1. (= allot) [+ task] → asignar; [+ room] → destinar; [+ date] → señalar, fijar (for para) which is the room assigned to me? → ¿qué habitación se me ha destinado?
2. [+ person] → destinar
to assign sb to sth → destinar a algn a algo
they assigned him to the Paris embassy → lo destinaron a la embajada de París
to assign sb to sth → destinar a algn a algo
they assigned him to the Paris embassy → lo destinaron a la embajada de París
4. (Jur) [+ property] → ceder
B. N (Jur) → cesionario/a m/f
assign [əˈsaɪn] vt
(= allocate) to assign resources to sth → affecter des ressources à qch
to assign a task to sb → assigner une tâche à qn
to assign a police officer to a job → assigner un emploi à un policier
the police officer assigned to look after the only witness → le policier à qui l'on avait assigné la surveillance du seul témoin
to assign sb sth, to assign sth to sb → assigner qch à qn
I was assigned a pleasant, cheery room to work in → On m'avait assigné une pièce agréable et gaie pour travailler.
Each of us was assigned a minder → On nous avait assigné un ange gardien à chacun.
to be assigned somewhere → être envoyé(e) quelque part
to assign a task to sb → assigner une tâche à qn
to assign a police officer to a job → assigner un emploi à un policier
the police officer assigned to look after the only witness → le policier à qui l'on avait assigné la surveillance du seul témoin
to assign sb sth, to assign sth to sb → assigner qch à qn
I was assigned a pleasant, cheery room to work in → On m'avait assigné une pièce agréable et gaie pour travailler.
Each of us was assigned a minder → On nous avait assigné un ange gardien à chacun.
to be assigned somewhere → être envoyé(e) quelque part
assign
vt
(= allot) → zuweisen, zuteilen (to sb jdm); (to a purpose) room → bestimmen (to für); (to a word) meaning → zuordnen (→ to +dat); (= fix) date, time → bestimmen, festsetzen; (= attribute) cause, novel, play, music → zuschreiben (→ to +dat); at the time assigned → zur festgesetzten Zeit; which class have you been assigned? → welche Klasse wurde Ihnen zugewiesen?
(= appoint) → berufen; (to a mission, case, task etc) → betrauen (to mit), beauftragen (to mit); she was assigned to this school → sie wurde an diese Schule berufen; he was assigned to the post of ambassador → er wurde zum Botschafter berufen; I was assigned to speak to the boss → ich wurde damit beauftragt or betraut, mit dem Chef zu sprechen
(Jur) → übertragen, übereignen (to sb jdm)
n (Jur: also assignee) → Abtretungsempfänger(in) m(f)
assign [əˈsaɪn] vt to assign (to) (allot, task, room, resources) → assegnare (a); (reason, cause, meaning) → dare (a), attribuire (a) (Law) (property) → cedere (a), trasferire (a); (appoint) to assign sb to → dare a qn l'incarico di
to assign a date to sth → fissare la data di qc
assign [əˈsaɪn] vt to assign (to) (allot, task, room, resources) → assegnare (a); (reason, cause, meaning) → dare (a), attribuire (a) (Law) (property) → cedere (a), trasferire (a); (appoint) to assign sb to → dare a qn l'incarico di
to assign a date to sth → fissare la data di qc
to assign a date to sth → fissare la data di qc
assign [əˈsaɪn] vt to assign (to) (allot, task, room, resources) → assegnare (a); (reason, cause, meaning) → dare (a), attribuire (a) (Law) (property) → cedere (a), trasferire (a); (appoint) to assign sb to → dare a qn l'incarico di
to assign a date to sth → fissare la data di qc
v assign [əˈsain]
1 to give to someone as his share or duty They assigned the task to us. toewys يُخَصِّص، يُعَيِّن разпределям uložit, přiřadit tildele; pålægge; anvise übertragen αναθέτω asignar, atribuir määrama, ülesandeks tegema مقرر داشتن؛ محول کردن antaa tehtäväksi assigner (à) לְהַקצוֹת निश्चित करना dodijeliti kijelöl menyerahkan úthluta assegnare 割当てる 할당하다 pavesti uzdot memberi tugas toewijzen tildele, sette av, gi przydzielać distribuir a încredinţa поручать prideliť dodeliti dati zadatak tilldela, anvisa มอบหมาย ayırmak, tahsis etmek 分配 призначати تفویض کرنا phân công 分配
2 to order or appoint He assigned three men to the job. opdrag gee يُعَيِّن في مَنْصِب назначавам určit, stanovit udpege; anvise zuteilen διορίζω destinar määrama گماشتن؛ تعیین کردن nimittää affecter (à) לְמָנוֹת नियुक्त करना odrediti kinevez menugaskan tilnefna incaricare 任命する 배정하다 paskirti iecelt; nozīmēt mengarahkan aanwijzen utpeke, oppnevne wyznaczać escolher a desemna назначать určiť določiti na delovno mesto odrediti ge ngn ngt i uppdrag กำหนด atamak, görevlendirmek 委派 доручати تعین کرنا chỉ định 委派
n asˈsignment
a duty assigned to someone You must complete this assignment by tomorrow. opdrag مَهَمَّه، واجِب назначение úkol opgave; lektie; hverv der Auftrag εντεταλμένο έργο, αποστολή cometido, tarea kohustus, ülesanne تکلیف؛ مأموریت tehtävä tâche מִנוּי सौंपा हुआ कार्य zadaća kinevezés tugas verkefni compito 任務, 課題 배정 užduotis uzdevums tugasan taak oppgave, oppdrag, lekse zadanie tarefa sarcină поручение úloha naloga zadatak uppdrag, uppgift การมอบหมาย görev, ödev 任務 завдання تفویض ، مفوضہ nhiệm vụ 任务
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