(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 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 arrange or set in some sort of order
Past tense for predetermine, ordain
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 stipulate action to be taken
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 tell or order someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way
Found exactly
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 place on or assign according to a duty roster
Past tense for to precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
Past tense for sign up for responsibility
Past tense for to satisfy or fulfill (a want, requirement, or need)
(of a time or place) Decided on beforehand
Exclusively allocated to or intended for a particular purpose
Delivered
Required, mandatory
En route, on the road to
Having exact or well-defined limits
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