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assignmenta task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsaɪnmənt/

Korean meaning: 과제, 숙제, 임무

Korean pronunciation: 어**사인**먼트

Example Sentences

  • My dog ate my assignment - and yes, it was actually stored on a USB drive.
  • The assignment was so difficult that even Google gave up and suggested I ask my mom.
  • Students must submit their final assignment by midnight on Friday.

assignment

NOUN

//əˈsaɪnmənt//

a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study

assignment concept
💡 Concept

The teacher handed out the math assignment to every student in class.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsaɪnmənt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsaɪnmənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixas--
Rootsign
Suffix--ment

Origin

From Old French 'assignement', derived from the verb 'assigner' meaning 'to allot or appoint'. This comes from Latin 'assignare', combining 'ad-' (to) and 'signare' (to mark or sign).

🎵Rhyme

consignmentrefinementalignment
consignment
refinement
alignment

🔗Collocations

homework assignment
complete an assignment
assignment deadline
research assignment
submit an assignment
assignment instructions

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog ate my assignment - and yes, it was actually stored on a USB drive.

😄 Fun example

The assignment was so difficult that even Google gave up and suggested I ask my mom.

Students must submit their final assignment by midnight on Friday.

The journalist received a dangerous assignment covering the war zone.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

taskhomeworkprojectdutymission

Antonyms

freedomleisurebreak

Related

assigndesignersignaturedeadlinesubmit

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