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as·sign·ment
(ə-sīn′mənt)n.
1. The act of assigning: His assignment of the tasks seemed unfair.
2. Something, such as a task, that is assigned: What's the math assignment for tonight? See Synonyms at task.
3. A position or post of duty to which one is assigned: The journalist took an assignment in China.
4. Law
a. The transfer of a claim, right, interest, or property from one to another.
b. The instrument by which this transfer is effected.
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assignment
(əˈsaɪnmənt)n
1. something that has been assigned, such as a mission or task
2. a position or post to which a person is assigned
3. the act of assigning or state of being assigned
4. (Law) law
a. the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property: assignment of a lease.
b. the document effecting such a transfer
c. the right, interest, or property transferred
5. (Law) law (formerly) the transfer, esp by an insolvent debtor, of property in trust for the benefit of his creditors
6. (Logic) logic a function that associates specific values with each variable in a formal expression
7. history Austral a system (1789–1841) whereby a convict could become the unpaid servant of a freeman
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as•sign•ment
(əˈsaɪn mənt)n.
1. something assigned, as a particular task or duty.
2. a position of responsibility, post of duty, or the like, to which one is appointed.
3. an act of assigning; appointment.
4.
a. the transfer of property, as to assignees for the benefit of creditors.
b. the instrument of transfer.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin]
syn: See task.
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assignment
– homework1. 'assignment'
An assignment is a task that someone is given to do, usually as part of their job.
My first major assignment as a reporter was to cover a large-scale riot.
An assignment is also a piece of academic work given to students.
The course has heavy reading assignments.
When class begins, he gives us an assignment and we have seven minutes to work at it.
In American English, an assignment is also a piece of work given to students to do at home.
2. 'homework'
Work given to schoolchildren to do at home is also called homework.
He never did any homework.
Be Careful!
Homework is an uncountable noun. You do not talk about 'homeworks' or 'a homework'. Note that you do not say 'I have made my homework'. You say 'I have done my homework'.
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Noun 1. [画像:assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)]assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go, guard - the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night"
fatigue duty, fatigue - labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"
mission, charge, commission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
reassignment - assignment to a different duty
shore duty - naval service at land bases
2. assignment - the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
3. [画像:assignment - the act of distributing something to designated places or persons]assignment - the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
storage allocation, allocation - (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
4. assignment - (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
apanage, appanage - a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"
land grant - a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)
5. [画像:assignment - an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)]assignment - an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
writing assignment, written assignment - an assignment to write something
6. [画像:assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position]assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
nomination - the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"
co-optation, co-option - the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
delegacy - the appointment of a delegate
ordinance, ordination - the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"
recognition - designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"
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assignment
noun
1. task, work, job, charge, position, post, commission, exercise, responsibility, duty, mission, appointment, undertaking, occupation, chore The course involves written assignments and practical tests.
2. selection, choice, option, appointment, delegation, nomination, designation I only ever take photos on assignment.
3. giving, issuing, grant, distribution, allocation, earmarking, allotment, designation, consignment, dealing out, assignation (Law, chiefly Scot.), apportionment The state prohibited the assignment of licences to competitors.
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assignment
noun1. The act of distributing or the condition of being distributed:
2. The act of attributing:
4. Law. A making over of legal ownership or title:
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Translations
مَهَمَّه، واجِبمُهِمَّة
úkolpřiřazení
opgavehvervlektie
tehtävätoimeksiantotyötehtävä
zadatak
verkefni
割り当て
임무
przypisaniezadanie
naloga
uppdrag
งานที่ได้รับมอบหมาย
nhiệm vụ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
assignment
[əˈsaɪnmənt] n (= task) → mission f
(= homework) → devoir m
The course has heavy reading assignments → Il y a beaucoup de lecture à faire pour ce cours.
The course has heavy reading assignments → Il y a beaucoup de lecture à faire pour ce cours.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
assignment
n
(= task) → Aufgabe f; (= mission) → Auftrag m, → Mission f; to be on (an) assignment → einen Auftrag haben
(= appointment) → Berufung f; (to case, task etc) → Betrauung f → (to mit), Beauftragung f → (to mit); his assignment to the post of ambassador/to this school → seine Berufung zum Botschafter/an diese Schule
(= allocation) → Zuweisung f, → Zuteilung f; (of room) → Bestimmung f → (to für); (of meaning) → Zuordnung f → (to zu)
(Jur) → Übertragung f, → Übereignung f
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assign
(əˈsain) verb1. to give to someone as his share or duty. They assigned the task to us. toewys يُخَصِّص، يُعَيِّن разпределям distribuir uložit, přiřadit übertragen tildele; pålægge; anvise αναθέτω asignar, atribuir määrama, ülesandeks tegema مقرر داشتن؛ محول کردن antaa tehtäväksi assigner לְהַקצוֹת निश्चित करना dodijeliti kijelöl menyerahkan úthluta assegnare 割当てる 할당하다 pavesti uzdot memberi tugas toewijzen tildele, sette av, gi przydzielać مقررول distribuir a încredinţa поручать prideliť dodeliti dati zadatak tilldela, anvisa มอบหมาย ayırmak, tahsis etmek 分配 призначати تفویض کرنا phân công 分配
2. to order or appoint. He assigned three men to the job. opdrag gee يُعَيِّن في مَنْصِب назначавам escolher určit, stanovit zuteilen udpege; anvise διορίζω destinar määrama گماشتن؛ تعیین کردن nimittää affecter לְמָנוֹת नियुक्त करना odrediti kinevez menugaskan tilnefna incaricare 任命する 배정하다 paskirti iecelt; nozīmēt mengarahkan aanwijzen utpeke, oppnevne wyznaczać مقررول، تعینول escolher a desemna назначать určiť določiti na delovno mesto odrediti ge ngn ngt i uppdrag กําหนด atamak, görevlendirmek 委派 доручати تعین کرنا chỉ định 委派
asˈsignment noun a duty assigned to someone. You must complete this assignment by tomorrow. opdrag مَهَمَّه، واجِب назначение tarefa úkol der Auftrag opgave; lektie; hverv εντεταλμένο έργο, αποστολή cometido, tarea kohustus, ülesanne تکلیف؛ مأموریت tehtävä tâche מנוי सौंपा हुआ कार्य zadaća kinevezés tugas verkefni compito 任務, 課題 배정 užduotis uzdevums tugasan taak oppgave, oppdrag, lekse zadanie ماموریت ، تکلیف tarefa sarcină поручение úloha naloga zadatak uppdrag, uppgift การมอบหมาย görev, ödev 任務 завдання تفویض ، مفوضہ nhiệm vụ 任务
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assignment
→ مُهِمَّة úkol opgave Aufgabe ανάθεση misión , tarea tehtävä mission zadatak compito 割り当て 임무 opdracht oppdrag zadanie tarefa задание uppdrag งานที่ได้รับมอบหมาย görev nhiệm vụ 任务Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
as·sign·ment
n. asignación, tarea, misión.
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