Assign Definition
assign
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology
Old French assigner
Verb
assign (third-person singular simple present assigns, present participle assigning, simple past and past participle assigned)
- (transitive) To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
- (transitive) To appoint or select someone for some office.
- (transitive) To allot or give something as a task.
- (transitive) To attribute or sort something into categories.
- (transitive) (law) To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
Derived terms
Noun
assign (plural assigns)
- An assignee.
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