"assign" meaning in All languages combined

See assign on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈsaɪn/ Audio: en-us-assign.ogg [US] Forms: assign [canonical], assigns [third-person, singular], assigned [past], assigned [past, participle], assigning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you assign a job to someone, you tell them to do it.
    Sense id: simple-assign-en-verb-xuZ7NSZL
  2. To attribute or sort something into categories.
    Sense id: simple-assign-en-verb-yXJRG-Dd
     
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          "text": "No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life."
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        }
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