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assigned

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈsaɪnd// UK //ɐsˈaɪnd// as·signed

v. to give someone a specific job or piece of work to do. It can also mean to give a particular value or place to something.

v. to allocate a task, duty, or responsibility to a specific person; to designate a value or attribute to an object. Transitive — requires a direct object and often takes an indirect object or a prepositional phrase.


SIMPLE

The teacher assigned a difficult project to the class.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager assigned the new account to Sarah because she has extensive experience with international clients.

COMPLEX

In computer programming, a developer must ensure that variables are correctly assigned a value before the system attempts to process them in a calculation.

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The verb is transitive and often follows the pattern 'assign something to someone' or 'assign someone something'.

Pitfall

The teacher assigned to me a task.The teacher assigned me a task.When using two objects, the indirect object (me) follows the verb directly without 'to', or comes after the direct object with 'to'.

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