assigned Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
    depute; assign; delegate; designate.
  2. verb give out
    portion; assign; allot.
    • We were assigned new uniforms
  3. verb attribute or credit to
    ascribe; impute; assign; attribute.
    • We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
    • People impute great cleverness to cats
  4. verb select something or someone for a specific purpose
    set apart; assign; specify.
    • The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
  5. verb attribute or give
    put; assign.
    • She put too much emphasis on her the last statement
    • He put all his efforts into this job
    • The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story
  6. verb make undue claims to having
    arrogate; assign.
  7. verb transfer one's right to
    assign.
  8. verb decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
    attribute; assign.
    • The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
  9. adjective appointed to a post or duty
    • assigned personnel
    • assigned duties

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