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assign

1 of 1verb
/ə.ˈsaɪn/
Forms:assigns,assigning,assigned,assigned
1

to give specific tasks, duties, or responsibilities to individuals or groups

transitive
  • The teacher will assign homework to the students for the weekend.
  • It's crucial for managers to assign clear roles to team members for effective collaboration.
  • The project manager will assign each member a specific tasks based on their expertise.
  • The supervisor decided to assign the challenging project to the experienced team.
  • The organization has recently assigned new responsibilities to adapt to changing priorities.
Synonyms:
designatedelegatedepute
2

to distribute or provide something to others

transitive
  • The company assigned bonuses based on employee performance.
  • They assigned parking spaces to the employees for convenience.
  • The charity assigned donated goods to families in need.
  • The company assigned free samples to the first 100 customers.
  • The event organizers assigned seating arrangements for the guests.
Synonyms:
portionallot
3

to allocate or reserve something for a particular use or purpose

transitive
  • The manager assigned a budget for the new project.
  • She assigned a portion of her savings for the upcoming vacation.
  • The government has assigned a portion of the land for conservation purposes.
  • He assigned a portion of the budget to marketing and advertising.
  • They assigned a specific area of the store for seasonal products.
Synonyms:
appropriateallocatespecifyset apart
4

to attribute or credit something as belonging to a particular person, group, or cause

transitive
  • The success of the project was assigned to the hard work of the entire team.
  • The teacher assigned the mistake to a lack of understanding in the class.
  • The authorship of the book was assigned to the writer after much debate.
  • The invention was assigned to the research department as their breakthrough.
  • She assigned the victory to the team's strategy and excellent teamwork.
Synonyms:
ascribeimputeattribute
5

to attribute or designate a specific reason, cause, or motive for something

transitive
  • The teacher assigned a lack of preparation as the reason for the student's poor performance.
  • The company assigned budget cuts as the reason for the staff reductions.
  • The doctor assigned stress as the cause of her patient’s health issues.
  • Greed was assigned as the motive behind the controversial decision.
  • The committee assigned inefficiency as the primary reason for the delays in the project.
Synonyms:
put
6

to categorize or organize something into specific groups or classifications

transitive
  • The teacher assigned the students to different groups for the class project.
  • The data was assigned into categories for easier analysis.
  • She assigned the incoming emails into folders for better organization.
  • The company assigned employees to different departments according to their expertise.
  • The researcher assigned the samples to various groups for the experiment.
Synonyms:
attribute
7

to transfer legal rights or responsibilities to another person or entity

transitive
  • She assigned her intellectual property rights to the publishing company.
  • The rights to the patent were assigned to a larger corporation.
  • They assigned their liabilities from the partnership to a third party.
  • The lawyer advised him on how to assign the debt to the guarantor.
  • She assigned her shares in the business to her sibling as part of the deal.