assign
//əˈsaɪn//
Verb
assignInfinitive
assignPresent tense
assignedPast tense
assignedPast participle
assigningPresent participle
assignsThird-person singular
1
To allocate a task, duty, or piece of work to someone
The manager assigned the project to the new team.
2
To designate or set apart something for a particular purpose or person
The company assigned a budget for the new project.
3
To appoint someone to a position or place
She was assigned to the Tokyo office as the new manager.
4
To attribute or ascribe something to a cause or source
The researchers assigned the decline in population to habitat loss.