assign
verb (used with object)
to give or allocate; allot.
assigned
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past participleof assign.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof assign.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
assignverb (used with object)to give or allocate; allot.
Example Sentences
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A third study followed approximately 600 of the original 1,000 participants who had been assigned either digoxin or placebo.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lana Barnett, the prosecutor assigned to the case from the Justice Systems Integrity Division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Middle-aged, overweight and poor of sight, Grossman, by then a published novelist, was rejected for combat duty and assigned as a reporter to the army’s daily newspaper, the Red Star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Participants were randomly assigned to one of three dose groups: 45, 90 or 120 milligrams.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
He is assigned, among other elements, an angel.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
