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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We then manually checked that each report had been assigned to the correct group, leaving us with 300 unique incidents.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Zhang’s parents, born in the 1970s, didn’t go to university and were assigned government-related jobs that they still have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Former school board member David Tokofsky said that Franklin used to have two assigned officers out of concern for keeping the campus safe from the influence of a notorious local gang.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
A government spokeswoman on Monday said they had started to be assigned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Presumably I was to wait for a superior officer to come in—a final training, or at least a debriefing of instructions before I was assigned a permanent duty station.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
