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Assign - English meaning

əˈsaɪn

Assign – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Allocate (a job or duty).

Usage examples:

Congress had assigned the task to the agency

Synonims:

AllocateAllotGiveSetCharge withEntrust with
verb

Designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

Managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets

Synonims:

EarmarkAppropriateDesignateSet asideSet apartKeepReserveAllotAllocateApportionFixAppointDecide onDetermineSpecifyStipulateHypothecate
verb

Transfer (legal rights or liabilities).

Usage examples:

They will ask you to assign your rights against the airline

Synonims:

TransferMake overGivePassHand overHand downConveyConsignAlienateDemiseDeviseAttorn
noun

Another term for assignee (sense 1).

Usage examples:

This agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their successors and assigns
verb

To give a particular job or piece of work to someone

Usage examples:

[ + two objects ] un troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital., the case has been a…
verb

If you assign a time for a job or activity, you decide it will be done during that time

Usage examples:

Have you assigned a day for the interviews yet?
verb

If you assign a characteristic or value to something, you say that it has it

Usage examples:

Each visitor to the site chooses an online alter ego, which is assigned a name.
verb

To decide a reason for something

Usage examples:

Detectives have been unable to assign a motive for the murder., assign blame the report assigned th…
verb

To send someone somewhere to do a job

Usage examples:

She was assigned to the newspaper's berlin office.
verb

To put a value in a particular position in the memory of a computer

verb

To give property, money, or rights using a legal process

Usage examples:

Her property was assigned to her grandchildren.

Assign translation into English

Assign: translate from English into Chinese

Translate assign into Chinese (Simplified)}
分配, 指定, 分派, 派, 分, 调派, 划拨, 发放, 拨, 任用, 调遣, 任, 差遣, 发给

Assign: translate from English into Dutch

Translate assign into Dutch}
Toewijzen, Overdragen, Aanwijzen, Bepalen, Bestemmen, Toeschrijven, Vaststellen, Aangeven, Toebedelen, Rechtverkrijgende, Cessionaris

Assign: translate from English into French

Translate assign into French}
Attribuer, Affecter, Assigner, Céder, Attribuer à, Nommer, Transférer, Fixer, Attacher, Faire cession

Assign: translate from English into German

Translate assign into German}
Zuordnen, Zuweisen, Vergeben, Übertragen, Zuteilen, Beauftragen, Zedieren, Einweisen, Berufen, Beigeben

Assign: translate from English into Hindi

Translate assign into Hindi}
सौंपना, निर्दिष्ट करना, नियुक्त करना, बांटना, वारिस, निर्धारण

Assign: translate from English into Italian

Translate assign into Italian}
Assegnare, Attribuire, Cedere, Trasferire, Incaricare, Stabilire, Designare, Nominare, Adibire, Fissare

Assign: translate from English into Korean

Translate assign into Korean}
양수인, 할당하다, 선임하다, 지정하다, ...에 돌리다, 양도하다, 배속하다, 재산을 위탁하다

Assign: translate from English into Russian

Translate assign into Russian}
Назначать, Присваивать, Приписывать, Устанавливать, Определять, Ассигновать, Предназначать, Правопреемник, Поручать задание, Назначать на должность, Определять на должность

Assign: translate from English into Spanish

Translate assign into Spanish}
Asignar, Ceder, Atribuir, Designar, Fijar, Cesionario, Hacer cesión, Señalar a

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.

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Assign synonims

alienate

ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt

verb

Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

Usage examples:

An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants
verb

To cause a person or people to stop supporting someone or to stop feeling welcome

Usage examples:

All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its old readers., the alienation of young adults …
verb

To cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you

Usage examples:

All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers.
Alienate - all meanings in English

allocate

ˈæl.ə.keɪt

verb

Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

In past years we didn't allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance
verb

Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose

verb

To give something as a share of a total amount

Usage examples:

State funds will not be allocated to the program next year.
Allocate - all meanings in English

allot

əˈlɒt

verb

Give or apportion (something) to someone.

Usage examples:

Equal time was allotted to each
verb

To give a share of something for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

The board allotted $5000 to the recreation center., [ u ] there are huge differences in the allotme…
verb

To give a share of something to someone or something to use for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Allot sth to sb/sth for sth $150,000 has been allotted to the museum for renovations.
Allot - all meanings in English

appoint

əˈpɔɪnt

verb

Assign a job or role to (someone).

Usage examples:

She has been appointed to the board
verb

To choose someone officially for a job or responsibility

Usage examples:

We've appointed three new teachers this year., he's just been appointed (as) director of the publis…
verb

To arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen

Usage examples:

A date has been appointed for the election.
Appoint - all meanings in English

apportion

əˈpɔː.ʃən

verb

Divide up and share out.

Usage examples:

Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution
verb

To give or share something among several people or things

Usage examples:

How should medical care be funded and apportioned?
verb

To share something between several people or organizations

Usage examples:

Apportion sth between sb/sth the costs will be apportioned between the buyer and the seller., appor…
Apportion - all meanings in English

appropriate

əˈprəʊ.pri.ət

adjective

Suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

This isn't the appropriate time or place
verb

Take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

Usage examples:

The accused had appropriated the property

Suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

Appropriate - all meanings in English

consign

kənˈsaɪn

verb

Deliver (something) to a person's keeping.

Usage examples:

He consigned three paintings to sotheby's
verb

To give or send, or to put someone in an unpleasant place or situation

Usage examples:

She refused to consign her children to a life of poverty.
verb

To send goods or documents to a person or company

Usage examples:

Consign sth to sb the goods will be consigned to you by air freight., most items that you consign t…
Consign - all meanings in English

convey

kənˈveɪ

verb

Transport or carry to a place.

Usage examples:

Pipes were laid to convey water to the house
verb

To express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

Usage examples:

His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion., convey something to someone please convey …
verb

To take or carry someone or something to a particular place

Usage examples:

The goods are usually conveyed by rail., convey something to someone could you convey a message to …
Convey - all meanings in English

demise

dɪˈmaɪz

noun

A person's death.

Usage examples:

Mr grisenthwaite's tragic demise
verb

Convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease.

Usage examples:

The manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms
noun

The end of the operation or existence of something

Usage examples:

Huge corporate farms have led to the demise of many small, family-owned farms.
Demise - all meanings in English

designate

ˈdez.ɪɡ.neɪt

verb

Appoint (someone) to a specified office or post.

Usage examples:

He was designated as prime minister
adjective

Appointed to an office or post but not yet installed.

Usage examples:

The director designate
verb

To choose someone or something for a special job or purpose, or to state that something has a particular character or purpose

Usage examples:

The chairman designated his daughter as his successor., north-south streets are designated by numbe…
Designate - all meanings in English

determine

dɪˈtɜː.mɪn

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future
verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…
Determine - all meanings in English

devise

dɪˈvaɪz

verb

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Usage examples:

A training programme should be devised
noun

A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

Usage examples:

The issue, however, is whether the language of the devise of the somerset estate can fairly be inte…
verb

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

Devise - all meanings in English

earmark

ˈɪə.mɑːk

verb

Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme
noun

A characteristic or identifying feature.

Usage examples:

This car has all the earmarks of a classic
verb

To keep or intend something for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Be earmarked for five billion dollars of this year's budget is already earmarked for hospital impro…
Earmark - all meanings in English

fix

fɪks

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets
noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?
verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Fix - all meanings in English

give

ɡɪv

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes
noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

Give - all meanings in English

hand over

phrasal verb

To surrender someone or something to another

phrasal verb

To give something to someone, esp. after being asked or told to do this

Usage examples:

Tighter sanctions will be sought unless the suspects are handed over by the end of february.
phrasal verb

To give someone else control of or responsibility for something

Usage examples:

To hand over control/power/responsibility, hand sth over to sb the founder handed the company over …
Hand over - all meanings in English

hypothecate

haɪˈpɒθəkeɪt

verb

Pledge (money) by law to a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

She arranged to hypothecate her half of the equity to pay for the charter
verb

To give money by law for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Hypothecated educational grants
Hypothecate - all meanings in English

keep

kiːp

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files
noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Keep - all meanings in English

pass

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages
noun

An act or instance of moving past or through something.

Usage examples:

Repeated passes with the swipe card
exclamation

Said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.

Usage examples:

To the enigmatic question we answered ‘pass’
Pass - all meanings in English

reserve

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half
noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves
Reserve - all meanings in English

set

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down
noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Usage examples:

A set of false teeth
verb

Variant spelling of sett.

Set - all meanings in English

set aside

phrasal verb

Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb

To save for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…
phrasal verb

To save something, especially money, for a special purpose

Usage examples:

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…
Set aside - all meanings in English

specify

verb

Identify clearly and definitely.

Usage examples:

The coup leader promised an election but did not specify a date
verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

The treaty specified terms for the withdrawal of troops., [ + question word ] he didn’t specify how…
verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

He said we should meet but didn't specify a time., my contract specifies that i must give a month's…
Specify - all meanings in English

stipulate

verb

Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.

Usage examples:

He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage
adjective

(of a leaf or plant) having stipules.

Usage examples:

Both have woody trunks and woody roots as well as stipulate leaf bases.
verb

To state exactly what must be done

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] state laws stipulate that public education be free., there was a stipulation that…
Stipulate - all meanings in English

transfer

verb

Move from one place to another.

Usage examples:

He intends to transfer the fund's assets to the treasury
noun

An act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, team, etc.

Usage examples:

A transfer of wealth to the eu's poorer nations
verb

Move from one place to another

Transfer - all meanings in English

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