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Written Assignment

/ˈrɪt.ən əˈsaɪn.mənt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    A task or piece of work assigned to a student or employee that requires written documentation.

    "The teacher gave the students a written assignment to complete over the weekend."
  2. 2

    A formal document that outlines specific tasks or questions to be answered in writing.

    "The written assignment included several essay questions that needed thorough responses."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'written' derives from the Old English 'writen', which is the past participle of 'writan', meaning to write. 'Assignment' comes from the Latin 'assignare', meaning to assign or designate, which evolved through Middle English. The combination reflects the act of designating a task that requires written work.

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🇫🇷French → English

devoir écrit

Transliteration: dəvwar ekri

"L'enseignant a donné un devoir écrit à faire pour le week-end."

🇩🇪German → English

schriftliche Aufgabe

Transliteration: ʃrɪftlɪçə aʊfɡabe

"Der Lehrer gab den Schülern eine schriftliche Aufgabe für das Wochenende."

🇮🇹Italian → English

compito scritto

Transliteration: kompito skritto

"L'insegnante ha assegnato un compito scritto da completare nel fine settimana."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

tarea escrita

Transliteration: taɾea esˈkɾita

"El profesor dio a los estudiantes una tarea escrita para completar durante el fin de semana."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

trabalho escrito

Transliteration: tɾaˈbaʎu ˈɛskɾitu

"O professor deu aos alunos um trabalho escrito para fazer no fim de semana."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

लिखित असाइनमेंट

Transliteration: likhit asainmɛnt

"शिक्षक ने छात्रों को सप्ताहांत में पूरा करने के लिए एक लिखित असाइनमेंट दिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

书面作业

Transliteration: shūmiàn zuòyè

"老师给学生布置了一个书面作业,要求在周末完成。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

서면 과제

Transliteration: seomyeon gwaje

"선생님은 학생들에게 주말에 완료할 서면 과제를 주셨습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

書面課題

Transliteration: shomen kadai

"教師は学生に週末に完成させる書面課題を出しました。"

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