assign

🇬🇧 UK/ә'sain/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To give someone a task, role, or responsibility; to designate something for a specific purpose.

分配,指派;指定

n.

A person to whom property or rights are legally transferred; an assignee.

受让人,被指定者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
assignother
=assign

Common Collocations

  • 1.assign a task分配任务
  • 2.assign a role分配角色
  • 3.assign resources分配资源

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The teacher assigned homework to the class.

  • 2.

    They assigned him to the marketing team.

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