assign
verb (used with object)
to give or allocate; allot.
are assigning
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present progressiveof assign.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Teachers are now assuming students use AI, so they are assigning harder work — and more of it, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Yet if investors are trying to price disaster, the probability they are assigning is very small.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
That means increasing numbers of students are assigning their own homework to AI — even if it puts learning at peril.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
Once scoring ensues, table leaders constantly double-check scored responses to ensure readers are assigning points in congruence with the rubric.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
“Instead of an entrance exam, teachers are assigning students to their schools.”
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
