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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassignment
/əˈsaɪnmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.
"All students must complete their history assignment by Friday."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French assignement, or from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare 'to allot' (see assign).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "assignment" is said worldwide
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devoir
Transliteration: devoir
"J'ai beaucoup de devoirs à faire ce soir."
Aufgabe
Transliteration: Aufgabe
"Die Aufgabe muss bis morgen abgegeben werden."
compito
Transliteration: compito
"Ho finito il mio compito di matematica."
tarea
Transliteration: tarea
"La profesora nos dio una nueva tarea."
tarefa
Transliteration: tarefa
"Preciso terminar esta tarefa antes do fim do dia."
कार्य
Transliteration: karya
"यह कार्य कल तक पूरा करना है।"
作业
Transliteration: zuò yè
"我今天有很多作业要做。"
과제
Transliteration: gwaje
"나는 내일까지 영어 과제를 제출해야 한다."
課題
Transliteration: kadai
"金曜日までにこの課題を終わらせてください。"
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