English Dictionary
Definition assign in British English
assign
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
to give someone a job to do
Two senior officers were assigned to the investigation.
Mountbatten was assigned responsibility for retaking the territory.
to send someone to a particular place, especially in order for them to work there
to put someone in a particular group
Tina has been assigned to the intermediate learners' group.
to give someone money or equipment so that they can use it for a particular purpose
to decide that something has a particular name, use, or value
to decide that something should take a particular amount of time
