assign
verb (used with object)
to give or allocate; allot.
is assigning
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present progressiveof assign (3rd person singular).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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Statutory law is assigning the loss at the same moment the market is writing itself out of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It’s now impossible to determine whether such records are being released because the department is assigning the vast majority of requests with the catch-all label “Closed – Other.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"The population is assigning a change in government almost magical qualities, because they think that with a change of government we'll return to stability and prosperity," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
The key to its success is assigning Berkeley, the man behind “Beauty Is Embarrassing” and a documentary about Gilbert Gottlieb, to handle this mission.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025
That is, assigning seats to the different members of the parish by a committee appointed for that purpose.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 by Various
