Definition von „assign“ auf Englisch

verb

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

   • to assign a day for trial

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

   • to assign counsel for a prisoner

3. (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.

4. (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.

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.

   • We assign 100 to x.

noun

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.