assign — to give someone a particular job or responsibility
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to give someone a particular job or responsibility
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsaɪn/
Korean meaning: 할당하다, 배정하다, 맡기다
Korean pronunciation: 어**사인**
Example Sentences
- My boss assigned me to train the office goldfish in Excel.
- The professor assigned a 50-page essay due tomorrow morning.
- They assigned Detective Johnson to investigate why all the donuts keep disappearing.
assign
VERB//əˈsaɪn//
to give someone a particular job or responsibility
The manager assigns a new project to the employee
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Origin
From Latin 'assignare', composed of 'ad-' (to) and 'signare' (to mark or sign). The word originally meant to mark out or designate something for a specific purpose.
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“My boss assigned me to train the office goldfish in Excel.”
“The professor assigned a 50-page essay due tomorrow morning.”
“They assigned Detective Johnson to investigate why all the donuts keep disappearing.”
“Each student was assigned a specific research topic for the semester project.”
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