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assigned

/əˈsaɪnd/

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To designate or set apart something for some purpose.

Examples :

"to assign a day for trial"

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To appoint or select someone for some office.

Examples :

"to assign counsel for a prisoner"

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To allot or give something as a task.

Examples :

"The teacher assigned each student a chapter to read for homework. "

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To attribute or sort something into categories.

Examples :

"The teacher assigned the students to different groups for the project. "

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To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.

Examples :

"The company assigned its patent for the new technology to a research university. "

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To give (a value) to a variable.

Examples :

"We assign 100 to x."

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