Assign meaning in English
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Definition
to assign: to allocate, to give a task to, to designate
The boss assigned me this chair when I arrived at the company.
an assignment: a mission, a task, a responsibility; a piece of work for school
Pronunciation examples
UK: I was assigned this office when I arrived here.
US: I've been assigned a very important task.
Examples
- "Philip : I assign prospective clients to the team, and advise the staff on dealing with difficult prospects."
- "I have a special assignment for you!"
- "You might consider assigning him some relaxation exercises."
- "That being said, the marketing department has decided to assign this project to an outside ad agency."
- "Assigned to"
- "I wish you luck with this rather special assignment!"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms from Susie's email. Use the hints to help you.
This verb means to "think" in Susie's email, but is often associated with god, religion and faith. "I I can fly. Let me show you."
This verb means to "appoint", "designate" or "task". It is often used to describe "giving somebody a mission". "Bruno's job is to projects to his staff."
This verb means to "think" in Susie's email, but is often associated with god, religion and faith. "I I can fly. Let me show you."
This verb means to "appoint", "designate" or "task". It is often used to describe "giving somebody a mission". "Bruno's job is to projects to his staff."
Fill in the blanks below with terms from Susie's email. Use the hints to help you.
This verb means to "think" in Susie's email, but is often associated with god, religion and faith. "I believe 1 I can fly. Let me show you."
This verb means to "appoint", "designate" or "task". It is often used to describe "giving somebody a mission". "Bruno's job is to assign 2 projects to his staff."
This verb means to "think" in Susie's email, but is often associated with god, religion and faith. "I believe 1 I can fly. Let me show you."
This verb means to "appoint", "designate" or "task". It is often used to describe "giving somebody a mission". "Bruno's job is to assign 2 projects to his staff."
1 believe: "To believe" is a common verb which can mean simply "to think" or "to have the opinion that...", as in the sentence: I believe the President will be good for the country'. "Believe" also expresses the sense of faith, as in the sentence: I believe in God, I believe in you, etc. In this email, Susie writes that she "believes" that the Delavigne staff is very creative.
2 assign: To "assign" is a common verb meaning to "appoint", "designate" or "give a task or mission to". For example: I assigned her a desk when she was hired, or Bruno assigned me the task of calling all our customers. In her email, Susie writes that she has "assigned" or "given" the task of composing a jingle to an outside ad agency.
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