CEFR B1

assigning

verb (present participle)

Meaning

Allocating a particular job, duty, or responsibility to a specific person or group.

Examples

The professor is assigning extra reading to help students prepare for the final exam.
By assigning different roles to each volunteer, the event coordinator kept the registration line moving quickly.

Synonyms: give, set, allocate, designate

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assigning (B1)

verb (present participle)

Pronunciation: əˈsaɪnɪŋ

Definition

Allocating a particular job, duty, or responsibility to a specific person or group.

Examples

The professor is assigning extra reading to help students prepare for the final exam.
By assigning different roles to each volunteer, the event coordinator kept the registration line moving quickly.
She found that assigning a clear deadline to every task significantly improved her team's productivity.

How to Use assigning

assign [something] to [someone] (prepositional phrase): Giving a duty or object to a recipient. — "She is assigning the most difficult project to her best analyst."
assign [someone] [something] (collocation): Giving a person a specific duty. — "The teacher is assigning the students a new essay topic."

Synonyms of assigning

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