Assign
/əˈsaɪn/
To assign means to give someone a specific job or task to complete, like when a teacher asks you to work on a project or a friend asks you to help with a game.
Examples
- The teacher will assign a special project to each student to help us learn about different animals.
- My coach decided to assign positions for the soccer game, so everyone knew where to play.
- During art class, our instructor will assign each of us a different color to use for our paintings.
Synonyms
give
hand out
allocate
designate
appoint
task
Antonyms
remove
take away
dismiss
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