assigned

[US]/ə'saind/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. designated; allocated
v. designate; delegate; allocate

Phrases & Collocations

task assigned

position assigned

assign work

assign a value

Example Sentences

be assigned to a new post

The antique is assigned to the eleventh Century.

Congress had assigned the task to the agency.

she has been assigned to a new job.

The hardest work was assigned to the strongest laborers.

a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London

did the assigned work and then some.

The monitor was assigned to take notes for the meeting.

The two governments assigned a day for the next negotiation.

They have assigned me a small room.

The captain assigned two soldiers to guard the gate.

A different policeman has been assigned to the case.

He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.

The general assigned him to do the tough task.

He was assigned to the company’s branch in Cairo.

Program music as a genre is usually assigned to the Romantic period.

The teacher assigned me a seat under the window.

The fifth is assigned to crack shaft (with the doline in the same seam).

Real-world Examples

And you will be assigned a function.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

This is not your office. It hasn't been assigned yet.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

Each group has been assigned one in advance.

Source: Wall Street Journal

One or two would be assigned to a group of soldiers.

Source: New question types for the CET-6 (College English Test Band 6).

It describes an experiment in which volunteers are assigned to teams.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The trained cadets have been assigned to their places of duty.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

U. n. o. s. has already assigned who gets which donor.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

As well as having a supervisor, you'll each be assigned a mentor.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 14

Generally assigned to North and South side.

Source: English Accent Showdown

Indeed we do, but I've already assigned it to Ms. Shaw.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

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