assign

English Online Dictionary. What means assign‎? What does assign mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from ad- + signō (“mark, sign”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsaɪn/
• Hyphenation: as‧sign
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Verb

assign (third-person singular simple present assigns, present participle assigning, simple past and past participle assigned)

1. (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.

2. (transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.

3. (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
4. (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
   1. (LGBTQ) To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
5. (transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
6. (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.

Synonyms

• (set apart something for some purpose): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
• (transfer property): consign, convey; see also Thesaurus:transfer

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

assign (plural assigns)

1. An assignee.
2. (obsolete) A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
3. (obsolete) An assignment or appointment.
4. (obsolete) A design or purpose.