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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAssign
/əˈsaɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To allocate a task or responsibility to someone.
"The teacher will assign homework to the students every Friday." - 2
To designate or set apart for a specific purpose.
"The committee will assign a budget for the new project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'assign' originates from the Latin 'assignare', which means 'to mark out, designate'. It evolved through Old French 'assigner' before entering Middle English in the late 14th century, retaining the meaning of designating or allocating something to someone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assign" is said worldwide
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Attribuer
Transliteration: a.tʁi.bwe
"Le professeur va attribuer des devoirs aux élèves."
Zuweisen
Transliteration: tsuˈvaɪ̯zən
"Der Lehrer wird den Schülern Hausaufgaben zuweisen."
Assegnare
Transliteration: as.seɲˈɲa.re
"L'insegnante assegnerà compiti agli studenti."
Asignar
Transliteration: asiɣˈnaɾ
"El profesor asignará tareas a los estudiantes."
Atribuir
Transliteration: atɾiˈbwiʁ
"O professor atribuirá tarefas aos alunos."
नियुक्त करना
Transliteration: niyukt karna
"शिक्षक छात्रों को गृहकार्य नियुक्त करेंगे।"
分配
Transliteration: fēnpèi
"老师会给学生分配作业。"
할당하다
Transliteration: haldanghada
"선생님은 학생들에게 숙제를 할당할 것입니다."
割り当てる
Transliteration: wariateru
"教師は学生に宿題を割り当てます。"
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