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Detailed Synonyms for assignment in English

assignment:

assignment [the ~] noun

  1. the assignment
    the assignment; the order; the shibboleth; the instruction; the command; the parole; the cue; the motto
  2. the assignment
    the assignment; the problematical case; the summary; the statement; the question; the task; the problem; the problems
  3. the assignment
    the assignment; the allowance
  4. the assignment
    the instruction; the assignment; the order; the command
  5. the assignment
    – the act of putting a person into a non-elective position 1
    the assignment; the appointment; the designation; the naming
    – the act of putting a person into a non-elective position 1
  6. the assignment
    – the act of distributing something to designated places or persons 1
    the assignment; the assigning
    – the act of distributing something to designated places or persons 1
    • assignment [the ~] noun
      • the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum1
    • assigning [the ~] noun
  7. the assignment
    – a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) 1
    the assignment; the duty assignment
    – a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) 1
  8. the assignment
    – an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) 1
    the assignment
    – an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) 1
  9. the assignment
    – the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another 1
    the assignment
    – the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another 1
  10. the assignment
    – (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance 1
    the grant; the assignment
    – (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance 1
  11. the assignment
    – A process-related task that is delegated to a particular user. 2
    the assignment
    – A process-related task that is delegated to a particular user. 2

assignment

  1. assignment

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Alternate Synonyms for "assignment":


Related Definitions for "assignment":

  1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position1
  2. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons1
    • the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum1
  3. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)1
  4. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)1
  5. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another1
  6. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance1
  7. A process-related task that is delegated to a particular user.2

assignment form of assign:

to assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)

  1. to assign
    to assign; to allocate; to confer; to allot; bestow on; to give
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
    • allocate verb (allocates, allocated, allocating)
    • confer verb (confers, conferred, conferring)
    • allot verb (allots, alloted, alloting)
    • bestow on verb
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  2. to assign
    to assign
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
  3. to assign
    – select something or someone for a specific purpose 1
    to assign; to specify; to set apart
    – select something or someone for a specific purpose 1
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
      • The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise1
    • specify verb (specifies, specified, specifying)
    • set apart verb (sets apart, set apart, setting apart)
  4. to assign
    – attribute or credit to 1
    to attribute; to assign; to ascribe; to impute
    – attribute or credit to 1
    • attribute verb (attributes, attributed, attributing)
      • We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare1
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
    • ascribe verb (ascribes, ascribed, ascribing)
    • impute verb (imputes, imputed, imputing)
      • People impute great cleverness to cats1
  5. to assign
    – decide as to where something belongs in a scheme 1
    to attribute; to assign
    – decide as to where something belongs in a scheme 1
    • attribute verb (attributes, attributed, attributing)
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
      • The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class1
  6. to assign
    – attribute or give 1
    to assign; to put
    – attribute or give 1
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
    • put verb (puts, put, putting)
      • She put too much emphasis on her the last statement1
      • He put all his efforts into this job1
      • The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story1
  7. to assign
    – transfer one's right to 1
    to assign
    – transfer one's right to 1
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
  8. to assign
    – give out 1
    to assign; to allot; portion
    – give out 1
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
      • We were assigned new uniforms1
    • allot verb (allots, alloted, alloting)
    • portion verb
  9. to assign
    – make undue claims to having 1
    to assign; to arrogate
    – make undue claims to having 1
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
    • arrogate verb (arrogates, arrogated, arrogating)
  10. to assign
    – give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 1
    to assign; to delegate; designate; to depute
    – give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 1
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
    • delegate verb (delegates, delegated, delegating)
    • designate verb
    • depute verb (deputes, deputed, deputing)
  11. to assign
    – To fix or specify in correspondence or relationship. 2
    to assign
    – To fix or specify in correspondence or relationship. 2
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
  12. to assign
    – To specify the owner of a record, such as an account or case, or an activity, such as an e-mail message or phone call. Users can assign cases and activities to either a user or a queue. 2
    to assign
    – To specify the owner of a record, such as an account or case, or an activity, such as an e-mail message or phone call. Users can assign cases and activities to either a user or a queue. 2
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)

Conjugations for assign:

present
  1. assign
  2. assign
  3. assigns
  4. assign
  5. assign
  6. assign
simple past
  1. assigned
  2. assigned
  3. assigned
  4. assigned
  5. assigned
  6. assigned
present perfect
  1. have assigned
  2. have assigned
  3. has assigned
  4. have assigned
  5. have assigned
  6. have assigned
past continuous
  1. was assigning
  2. were assigning
  3. was assigning
  4. were assigning
  5. were assigning
  6. were assigning
future
  1. shall assign
  2. will assign
  3. will assign
  4. shall assign
  5. will assign
  6. will assign
continuous present
  1. am assigning
  2. are assigning
  3. is assigning
  4. are assigning
  5. are assigning
  6. are assigning
subjunctive
  1. be assigned
  2. be assigned
  3. be assigned
  4. be assigned
  5. be assigned
  6. be assigned
diverse
  1. assign!
  2. let's assign!
  3. assigned
  4. assigning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "assign":

  1. select something or someone for a specific purpose1
    • The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise1
  2. attribute or credit to1
  3. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme1
    • The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class1
  4. attribute or give1
  5. transfer one's right to1
  6. give out1
    • We were assigned new uniforms1
  7. make undue claims to having1
  8. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)1
  9. To fix or specify in correspondence or relationship.2
  10. To specify the owner of a record, such as an account or case, or an activity, such as an e-mail message or phone call. Users can assign cases and activities to either a user or a queue.2

Related Synonyms for assignment