assign
Translation
to allocate, to appoint, to designate
Examples
The teacher will assign homework tomorrow.
The teacher will assign homework tomorrow.
She was assigned the most difficult task.
She was assigned the most difficult task.
They assigned me to the new project.
They assigned me to the new project.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to give a task or responsibility to someone. The teacher will assign homework to the students.
((sb.)) ((sth.)) to give someone a particular task. The manager assigned him the report.
((sb.)) ((to sth.)) to send someone to a particular place or group. They assigned me to the new project.
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Etymology
From Latin 'assignare' (to allot, mark out), from 'ad-' (to) + 'signare' (to mark), from 'signum' (mark, sign). Literally 'to mark something to someone'.
Memory Tips
Think of giving someone a 'sign' that a task is theirs.