"assign" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈsaɪn/ Audio: en-us-assign.ogg [US] Forms: assigns [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from ad- + signō (“mark, sign”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{inh|en|enm|assignen}} Middle English assignen, {{der|en|fro|assigner}} Old French assigner, {{m|fro|asigner}} asigner, {{der|en|la|assignō}} Latin assignō, {{m|la|ad-}} ad-, {{m|la|signō||mark, sign}} signō (“mark, sign”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} assign (plural assigns)
  1. An assignee.
    Sense id: en-assign-en-noun-o9QT5eWv
  2. (obsolete) A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-assign-en-noun-7WOz2UJM
  3. (obsolete) An assignment or appointment. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-assign-en-noun-7l9s9AqE
  4. (obsolete) A design or purpose. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-assign-en-noun-v1ayU8zp

Verb

IPA: /əˈsaɪn/ Audio: en-us-assign.ogg [US] Forms: assigns [present, singular, third-person], assigning [participle, present], assigned [participle, past], assigned [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from ad- + signō (“mark, sign”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{inh|en|enm|assignen}} Middle English assignen, {{der|en|fro|assigner}} Old French assigner, {{m|fro|asigner}} asigner, {{der|en|la|assignō}} Latin assignō, {{m|la|ad-}} ad-, {{m|la|signō||mark, sign}} signō (“mark, sign”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} assign (third-person singular simple present assigns, present participle assigning, simple past and past participle assigned)
  1. (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose. Tags: transitive Synonyms (set apart something for some purpose): allocate Translations (to designate or set apart something for some purpose): تعيين شخص لعمل ما (Arabic), müəyyən etmək (Azerbaijani), определям (opredeljam) (Bulgarian), предназначавам (prednaznačavam) (Bulgarian), asayn (Cebuano), 指定 (zi² ding⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), přiřadit (Czech), přidělit (Czech), i-p:Y1 (jp) (Egyptian), asigni (Esperanto), valita (Finnish), määrätä (Finnish), nimittää (Finnish), désigner (French), asignar (Galician), zuweisen (German), kijelöl (english: to select) (Hungarian), kiválaszt (Hungarian), megszab (english: to determine) (Hungarian), megállapít (Hungarian), meghatároz (Hungarian), asignar (Ido), assegnare (Italian), accantonare (Italian), 割り当てる (wariateru) (alt: わりあてる) (Japanese), kopou (Maori), pare (Maori), wyznaczać [imperfective] (Polish), wyznaczyć [perfective] (Polish), asygnować [imperfective, literary] [money, finance, business] (Polish), wyasygnować [literary, perfective] [money, finance, business] (Polish), designar (Portuguese), atribuir (Portuguese), atribui (Romanian), destina (Romanian), назнача́ть (naznačátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), назна́чить (naznáčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), определя́ть (opredeljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), определи́ть (opredelítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), assinzare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), assignà (Sassarese), asignar (Spanish), призначати (pryznačaty) (Ukrainian), визначати (vyznačaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-assign-en-verb-oZnXGkuz Disambiguation of 'set apart something for some purpose': 93 3 1 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of 'to designate or set apart something for some purpose': 96 2 1 0 1 0 0
  2. (transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office. Tags: transitive Translations (to appoint or select someone for some office): təyin etmək (Azerbaijani), назначавам (naznačavam) (Bulgarian), asayn (Cebuano), 任命 (jam⁶ ming⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 指派 (zi² paai³) (Chinese Cantonese), nimittää (Finnish), designar (Galician), zuteilen (German), kijelöl (Hungarian), kinevez (Hungarian), beoszt (Hungarian), megbíz (Hungarian), kirendel (Hungarian), rendel (Hungarian), asignar (Ido), assegnare (Italian), 任命する (nin'meisuru) (alt: にんめいする) (Japanese), тағайындау (tağaiyndau) (Kazakh), kopou (Maori), wyznaczać [imperfective] (Polish), wyznaczyć [perfective] (Polish), designar (Portuguese), atribui (Romanian), назнача́ть (naznačátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), назна́чить (naznáčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), assinzare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), assignà (Sassarese), designar (Spanish), italaga (Tagalog), itakda (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-assign-en-verb-VYPjXbh6 Disambiguation of 'to appoint or select someone for some office': 4 87 1 1 1 1 3
  3. (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task. Tags: transitive Translations (to allot or give something as a task): tapşırmaq (Azerbaijani), həvalə etmək (Azerbaijani), възлагам (vǎzlagam) (Bulgarian), asayn (Cebuano), 分配 (fan¹ pui³) (Chinese Cantonese), tildele (Danish), toewijzen (Dutch), antaa (Finnish), myöntää (Finnish), assigner (French), asinar (Galician), asignar (Galician), kioszt (Hungarian), kiszab (Hungarian), asignar (Ido), assegnare (Italian), 割り当てる (wariateru) (alt: わりあてる) (Japanese), pare (Maori), toeem tʋʋm zĩlga (Moore), tildele (Norwegian Bokmål), asygnować [imperfective] (Polish), wyasygnować [perfective] (Polish), designar (Portuguese), imputar (Portuguese), atribuir (Portuguese), assinzare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), assignà (Sassarese), asignar (Spanish), uppdra (Swedish), ge i uppdrag (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-assign-en-verb-DLjH2wOo Disambiguation of 'to allot or give something as a task': 2 2 86 2 2 0 6
  4. (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-assign-en-verb-Jm3WLVep
  5. (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
    (LGBT) To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-assign-en-verb-vyH9V-2a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 8 2 8 6 4 18 24 6 18 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
  6. (transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law Synonyms (transfer property): consign Translations (to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another): приписвам (pripisvam) (Bulgarian), 轉讓 (Chinese Cantonese), 转让 (zyun² joeng⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), siirtää (Finnish), luovuttaa (Finnish), átruház (Hungarian), átenged (Hungarian), átad (Hungarian), engedményez (Hungarian), assegnare (Italian), attribuire (Italian), 譲渡する (jōto suru) (alt: じょうとする) (Japanese), conceder (Portuguese), conferir (Portuguese), imputar (Portuguese), assinzare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), assignà (Sassarese), ceder (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-assign-en-verb-guDl-Ju0 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'transfer property': 0 0 0 4 4 92 0 Disambiguation of 'to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another': 0 0 0 0 0 98 0
  7. (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming Translations (computing: to assign a value to a variable): přiřadit (Czech), sijoittaa (Finnish), assigner (French), zuweisen (German), αναθέτω (anathéto) (Greek), εκχωρώ (ekchoró) (Greek), értéket ad (Hungarian), hozzárendel (Hungarian), przypisywać [imperfective] (Polish), przypisać [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-assign-en-verb-nwQZ6T9a Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: to assign a value to a variable': 8 8 5 5 5 0 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: earmark, set apart, convey, transfer Derived forms: assignment, assignable, assignation Translations (to attribute or sort something into categories): luokittaa (Finnish), luokitella (Finnish), lajitella (Finnish), attribuer (French), assigner (French), besorol (Hungarian), sorol (Hungarian), kategorizál (Hungarian), categorizzare (Italian), attribuire (Italian), discribō (Latin), przypisać [perfective] (Polish), przypisywać [imperfective] (Polish), atribuir (Portuguese), împărți (Romanian), categoriza (Romanian), assinzare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), assignà (Sassarese)
Disambiguation of 'to attribute or sort something into categories': 1 1 1 47 47 0 3

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
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          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
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          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "zi² ding⁶",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "指定"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "přiřadit"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
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          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "jp",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "i-p:Y1"
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          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "asigni"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "valita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "määrätä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "nimittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "désigner"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "asignar"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "zuweisen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "to select",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "kijelöl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "kiválaszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "to determine",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "megszab"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "megállapít"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "meghatároz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "asignar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "assegnare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "accantonare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "alt": "わりあてる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "wariateru",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "割り当てる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "kopou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "pare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyznaczać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "literary"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "money",
            "finance",
            "business"
          ],
          "word": "asygnować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "designar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "atribuir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "atribui"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "destina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naznačátʹ",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "назнача́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naznáčitʹ",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "назна́чить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opredeljátʹ",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "определя́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opredelítʹ",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "определи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "assinzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "sdc",
          "lang": "Sassarese",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "assignà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "asignar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pryznačaty",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "призначати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 1 0 1 0 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vyznačaty",
          "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
          "word": "визначати"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to assign counsel for a prisoner",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To appoint or select (someone) for some office."
      ],
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          "select"
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          "office"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "təyin etmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "naznačavam",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "назначавам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "asayn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jam⁶ ming⁶",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "任命"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "zi² paai³",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "指派"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "nimittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "designar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "zuteilen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "kijelöl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "kinevez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "beoszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "megbíz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "kirendel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "rendel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "asignar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "assegnare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "alt": "にんめいする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nin'meisuru",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "任命する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tağaiyndau",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "тағайындау"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "kopou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyznaczać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyznaczyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "designar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "atribui"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naznačátʹ",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "назнача́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naznáčitʹ",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "назна́чить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "assinzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "sdc",
          "lang": "Sassarese",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "assignà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "designar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "italaga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 87 1 1 1 1 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
          "word": "itakda"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1829, Robert Southey, Sir Thomas More: Or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society, volume I, London: John Murray, page 210",
          "text": "“I cannot do it, Sir !” was his reply. “I fire into their ranks, and that does as well ; but to single out one among them, and mark him for death, would lie upon my mind afterwards.” The man who could feel thus was worthy of a better station than that in which his lot had been assigned.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1857, William Hickling Prescott, “War with France”, in History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, new edition, volume I, London: G. Routledge & Co., page 116",
          "text": "He assigned his men to their several posts, talked boldly of maintaining himself against all the troops of Spain, and by his cheerful tone endeavoured to inspire a confidence in others which he was far from feeling himself.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To allot or give (something) as a task."
      ],
      "id": "en-assign-en-verb-DLjH2wOo",
      "links": [
        [
          "allot",
          "allot"
        ],
        [
          "task",
          "task"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "tapşırmaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "həvalə etmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎzlagam",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "възлагам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "asayn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "fan¹ pui³",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "分配"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "tildele"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "toewijzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "antaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "myöntää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "assigner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "asinar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "asignar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "kioszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "kiszab"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "asignar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "assegnare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "alt": "わりあてる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "wariateru",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "割り当てる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "pare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "mos",
          "lang": "Moore",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "toeem tʋʋm zĩlga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "tildele"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "asygnować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyasygnować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "designar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "imputar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "atribuir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "assinzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "sdc",
          "lang": "Sassarese",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "assignà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "asignar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "uppdra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 86 2 2 0 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
          "word": "ge i uppdrag"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To attribute or sort (something) into categories."
      ],
      "id": "en-assign-en-verb-Jm3WLVep",
      "links": [
        [
          "attribute",
          "attribute"
        ],
        [
          "sort",
          "sort"
        ],
        [
          "categories",
          "categories"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "LGBT",
          "orig": "en:LGBT",
          "parents": [
            "Sexuality",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Sex",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 8 2 8 6 4 18 24 6 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attribute or sort (something) into categories.",
        "To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex."
      ],
      "id": "en-assign-en-verb-vyH9V-2a",
      "links": [
        [
          "attribute",
          "attribute"
        ],
        [
          "sort",
          "sort"
        ],
        [
          "categories",
          "categories"
        ],
        [
          "LGBT",
          "LGBT"
        ],
        [
          "categorize",
          "categorize"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.",
        "(LGBT) To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT",
        "lifestyle",
        "sexuality"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "en:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another."
      ],
      "id": "en-assign-en-verb-guDl-Ju0",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "transfer",
          "transfer"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 4 4 92 0",
          "sense": "transfer property",
          "word": "consign"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pripisvam",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "приписвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "轉讓"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "zyun² joeng⁶",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "转让"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "siirtää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "luovuttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "átruház"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "átenged"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "átad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "engedményez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "assegnare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "attribuire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "alt": "じょうとする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jōto suru",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "譲渡する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "conceder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "conferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "imputar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "assinzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "sdc",
          "lang": "Sassarese",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "assignà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 98 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
          "word": "ceder"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Programming",
          "orig": "en:Programming",
          "parents": [
            "Computing",
            "Software engineering",
            "Technology",
            "Computer science",
            "Engineering",
            "Software",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Media",
            "Fundamental",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We assign 100 to x.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give (a value) to a variable."
      ],
      "id": "en-assign-en-verb-nwQZ6T9a",
      "links": [
        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "variable",
          "variable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
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        "engineering",
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      "word": "categorizzare"
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      "_dis1": "1 1 1 47 47 0 3",
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        "To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose."
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          "ref": "1829, Robert Southey, Sir Thomas More: Or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society, volume I, London: John Murray, page 210",
          "text": "“I cannot do it, Sir !” was his reply. “I fire into their ranks, and that does as well ; but to single out one among them, and mark him for death, would lie upon my mind afterwards.” The man who could feel thus was worthy of a better station than that in which his lot had been assigned.",
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        "(transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task."
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        "(transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories."
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        "To attribute or sort (something) into categories.",
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        "(transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.",
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        "transitive"
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        "LGBT",
        "lifestyle",
        "sexuality"
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      "sense": "transfer property",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "تعيين شخص لعمل ما"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "müəyyən etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opredeljam",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "определям"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prednaznačavam",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "предназначавам"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "asayn"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zi² ding⁶",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "指定"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "přiřadit"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "přidělit"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "jp",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "i-p:Y1"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "asigni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "valita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "määrätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "nimittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "désigner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "asignar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "zuweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "to select",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "kijelöl"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "kiválaszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "to determine",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "megszab"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "megállapít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "meghatároz"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "asignar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "assegnare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "accantonare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "わりあてる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wariateru",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "割り当てる"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "kopou"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "pare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyznaczać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyznaczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "literary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "money",
        "finance",
        "business"
      ],
      "word": "asygnować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "money",
        "finance",
        "business"
      ],
      "word": "wyasygnować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "designar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "atribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "atribui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "destina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naznačátʹ",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "назнача́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naznáčitʹ",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "назна́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opredeljátʹ",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "определя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opredelítʹ",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "определи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "assinzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "assignà"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "asignar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryznačaty",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "призначати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyznačaty",
      "sense": "to designate or set apart something for some purpose",
      "word": "визначати"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "təyin etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naznačavam",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "назначавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "asayn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jam⁶ ming⁶",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "任命"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zi² paai³",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "指派"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "nimittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "designar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "zuteilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "kijelöl"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "kinevez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "beoszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "megbíz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "kirendel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "rendel"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "asignar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "assegnare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "にんめいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nin'meisuru",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "任命する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tağaiyndau",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "тағайындау"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "kopou"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyznaczać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyznaczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "designar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "atribui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naznačátʹ",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "назнача́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naznáčitʹ",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "назна́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "assinzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "assignà"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "designar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "italaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to appoint or select someone for some office",
      "word": "itakda"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "tapşırmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "həvalə etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzlagam",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "възлагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "asayn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "fan¹ pui³",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "分配"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "tildele"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "toewijzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "antaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "myöntää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "assigner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "asinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "asignar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "kioszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "kiszab"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "asignar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "assegnare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "わりあてる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wariateru",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "割り当てる"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "pare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mos",
      "lang": "Moore",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "toeem tʋʋm zĩlga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "tildele"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "asygnować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyasygnować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "designar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "imputar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "atribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "assinzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "assignà"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "asignar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "uppdra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to allot or give something as a task",
      "word": "ge i uppdrag"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "luokittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "luokitella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "lajitella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "attribuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "assigner"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "besorol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "sorol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "kategorizál"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "categorizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "attribuire"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "discribō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przypisać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przypisywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "atribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "împărți"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "categoriza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "assinzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "to attribute or sort something into categories",
      "word": "assignà"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pripisvam",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "приписвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "轉讓"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zyun² joeng⁶",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "转让"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "siirtää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "luovuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "átruház"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "átenged"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "átad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "engedményez"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "assegnare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "attribuire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じょうとする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jōto suru",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "譲渡する"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "conceder"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "conferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "imputar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "assinzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "assignà"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another",
      "word": "ceder"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "přiřadit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "sijoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "assigner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "zuweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anathéto",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "αναθέτω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ekchoró",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "εκχωρώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "értéket ad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "word": "hozzárendel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przypisywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "computing: to assign a value to a variable",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przypisać"
    }
  ],
  "word": "assign"
}

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        "An assignee."
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance."
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        "An assignment or appointment."
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        "(obsolete) An assignment or appointment."
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        "A design or purpose."
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        "(obsolete) A design or purpose."
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      "rhymes": "-aɪn"
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}

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