(of a time or place) Decided on beforehand
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To have appointed a person to a position
“Herzog asked President Portes Gil to assign him to the post of ambassador in the USSR so that he would be able to experience the Russian Revolution firsthand.”
To have set aside or reserved for a particular purpose
“He called, in particular, to assign sums of money for the teaching of trades and handicrafts.”
To have accorded someone with a unique gesture
“The court in its discretion may decline to assign him the counsel he may desire.”
To have come to a judgment
Past tense for to assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
“Once the recipient receives your e-mail, he or she can accept the task, decline the task, or assign the task to someone else.”
Past tense for to distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot
“Mr. Current told us he was formerly in charge of the storage and warehousing facilities and it was his job to assign food to warehouses.”
Past tense for to attribute something as belonging to or caused by
“Nevertheless, he did not fear to assign a portion of his glory to his young, lieutenant.”
Past tense for to legally give up one's possession or ownership of (something)
“The laboratory, in turn, agrees to inform the sponsor of all inventions and assign all rights to him.”
Past tense for to assign to a particular class or category
Past tense for to set apart for a special use
Past tense for to appoint or specify as a selection
Past tense for to attribute or ascribe a property, quality or value to someone or something
Past tense for to direct the attention of someone to
Past tense for to determine the future or the fate of something in advance
Past tense for to arrange or set in some sort of order
Past tense for to station (troops) in a particular place
Past tense for to correlate a subject, issue or event with another
Past tense for to exert or put to use
Past tense for to contract out work
Past tense for to place or transport in one's mind, usually in reference to one's feelings, emotions or insecurities
Past tense for to allocate resources or effort towards achieving a desired outcome
Past tense for to allocate or assign a specific time or place for something or someone
Past tense for to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection
Past tense for to schedule, especially according to a duty roster
Past tense for to issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
Past tense for to put send or confine (someone) to prison or a psychiatric hospital
Past tense for to ascribe ethnic or racial identities to
Past tense for to precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
Past tense for to ascribe, specify, or assign a specific location or context
Past tense for to satisfy or fulfill (a want, requirement, or need)
(of a time or place) Decided on beforehand
Delivered, apportioned or allocated to a group
Exclusively allocated to or intended for a particular purpose
Officially or legally authorized
Having exact or well-defined limits
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