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Assigned Moderate

Assigned has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of assign

"The teacher assigned the entire chapter for homework last night."

In plain English: To be assigned means to have someone give you a specific task or job to do.

"The teacher assigned us a short essay to write for homework."

Usage: Use "assigned" to describe when someone has been given a specific task, role, or location by an authority figure. It correctly indicates that the allocation has already happened in the past.

Adjective
1

appointed to a post or duty

"assigned personnel"

"assigned duties"

Example Sentences
"The teacher assigned us a short essay to write for homework." verb
"The teacher assigned homework to be completed by Friday." verb
"My boss assigned me the task of organizing the office party." verb
"They assigned a new seat for every passenger on the flight." verb
See Also
nonassignable workload assign on duty serial number fall on preassigned routed
Related Terms
Antonyms
unassigned

Origin

Derived from Old French assigner, this past participle originally meant to set apart or designate something by pointing it out. It entered English via Latin assignare, combining ad- (to) and signare (to mark).

Rhyming Words
ned sned woned paned tuned coned faned acned mined waned vaned zoned laned pwned maned tined toned lined boned fined
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