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assign  /ə ˈsaɪn/ ? Meaning of "assign"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  2. (v) give out
  3. (v) attribute or credit to
  4. (v) select something or someone for a specific purpose
  5. (v) attribute or give
  6. (v) make undue claims to having
  7. (v) transfer one's right to
  8. (v) decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

Synonym(s)

specify, ascribe, attribute, impute, put

Derived Word(s)

assignation, assignee, assignment

Usage(s):

  1. Upload your images and assign identifying tags to help others find your stuff.
  2. Everywhere but here, it seems, the clamor for higher standards has driven schools to assign more and more homework.
  3. I've seen teachers assign 40 similar problems, when half that number would easily suffice.

Quotes

  1. "The guy that runs BP didn't exactly go down there and blow up the well," Mr. Bloomberg said. "And what's more, if we want them to fix it and they're the only ones with the expertise, I think I might wait to assign blame."
    on Jun 11, 2010 By: Michael Bloomberg Source: New York Times

  2. "I'd say that the rule to assign the title to the driver who wins the most races is not correct," Brazilian Massa told Ferrari's website (www.ferrariworld.com) on Tuesday. "A driver might win more races, but might be very inconsistent in his...
    on Mar 24, 2009 By: Felipe Massa Source: Reuters UK

  3. "Secure Flight will not harm personal passenger privacy," Chertoff said. "It won't collect commercial data (about passengers). It will not assign risk scores and will not attempt to predict behaviors."
    on Aug 9, 2007 By: Michael Chertoff Source: Forbes

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