assign
verb (used with object)
to give or allocate; allot.
assigning
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present participleof assign.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Instead of assigning quantum information to individual qubits, this approach stores it in microwave fields inside superconducting circuits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Jensen said assigning liability to the AI labs would force the companies into action.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Traders have dramatically repriced BOJ expectations, now almost fully counting on a rate hike at the Sept. 17-18 meeting and assigning high odds to another by year’s end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
What doesn’t change is our impulse to explain complicated social and economic changes by assigning a personality to an entire generation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
After Seabiscuit’s extraordinarily easy win in Tijuana, the Bay Meadows racing secretary had proposed assigning him 136 pounds, but Howard had intercepted him and charmed 3 pounds off of his horse’s impost.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
