Word

assign, v.
(assigned, assigning, assigns)
freq. cnt. 45

give out
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 6

allot assign portion

sample sentences

"We were assigned new uniforms"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s cars to the tourists
They %s the tourists their cars

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assignation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

portion

semantic pointers

hyponym

appropriate, allow, set aside, reserve, earmark allocate, apportion

hypernym

distribute, deal, dispense, administer, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, lot, shell out, deal out, dish out

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

assign delegate depute designate

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assignment assignment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delegacy delegation delegate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

designation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deputation deputation

semantic pointers

hyponym

mandate cast post cast devolve task place regiment transfer, reassign delegate, depute mandate promote, elevate, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise relegate, demote, bump, break, kick downstairs place

hypernym

appoint, charge

select something or someone for a specific purpose
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

assign set apart specify

sample sentences

"The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assignment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

specification

semantic pointers

hypernym

choose, select, take, pick out

hyponym

dedicate detail

attribute or credit to
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

ascribe assign attribute impute

sample sentences

"We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"
"People impute great cleverness to cats"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attributable

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

imputation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ascribable ascription

semantic pointers

hypernym

judge, evaluate, pass judgment

verb group

impute

hyponym

impute sensualize, carnalize credit reattribute anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise personify, personate credit, accredit blame, charge project, externalize, externalise internalize, internalise, interiorize, interiorise

attribute or give
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

assign put

sample sentences

"She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"
"He put all his efforts into this job"
"The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"