assigned
- 01 B1 Intermediate
v.to give someone a specific job, duty, or piece of work to complete.
v.to allocate a task or duty to a person or group. Transitive; typically takes a direct object (the task) and an indirect object (the person).
Simple“The teacher assigned a long essay to the class for the weekend.”
In context“The project manager assigned the most technical components of the software build to the senior developers to ensure stability.”
UsageOften used in the pattern 'assign something to someone' or 'assign someone something'.
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to decide that someone has a particular role or that something belongs in a certain place.
v.to designate or appoint someone to a particular position, or to attribute a specific place or value to something.
Simple“They assigned him to the London office for six months.”
In context“The diplomat was assigned to the embassy in Cairo during a period of significant regional transition.”
UsageCommonly used in the passive voice when referring to job placements.
- 03 B1 Intermediate
adj.describes something that has been chosen for a particular person or use.
adj.referring to something that has been specifically allocated or designated. Often used in attributive position before a noun.
Simple“Please sit in your assigned seat before the show starts.”
In context“Each participant was required to stay within their assigned budget to prevent the project from becoming financially unviable.”
“The Public Defender’s Office said earlier in the day that she had not yet been assigned a lawyer.”
“Men were randomly assigned to conditions that described the woman in the vignette as bisexual or straight.”