assign
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪn
[edit] Verb
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to 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.
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[edit] Translations
to designate or set apart something for some purpose
to appoint or select someone for some office
to allot or give something as a task
to attribute or sort something into categories
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to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one peson to another
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[edit] Noun
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assign (plural assigns)
- An assignee.
