assign

asignar

assign(

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to entrust with)

a. asignar

The project was assigned to a Brazilian architect.El proyecto le fue asignado a una arquitecta brasileña.

2. (education)

a. poner como tarea

Our Spanish professor has assigned us two books to read over the summer.El profesor de español nos puso como tarea para el verano la lectura de dos libros.

b. dar como tarea

I'm going to assign you an essay on civil rights.Les daré como tarea escribir un ensayo sobre los derechos civiles.

c. mandar a leer

The teacher assigned us Benjamin Franklin's autobiography.La maestra nos mandó a leer la autobiografía de Benjamin Franklin.

3. (to allocate)

a. asignar

We're going to assign you an intern to help you with this task.Te asignaremos a un becario para que te ayude con este cometido.

b. destinar (funds)

11% of the hospital budget was assigned to the treatment of tropical diseases.Un 11% del presupuesto del hospital fue destinado al tratamiento de enfermedades tropicales.

4. (to appoint)

a. designar (to a post)

This year I was assigned to the position of executive director.Este año fui designada para el cargo de directora ejecutiva.

b. destinar (to an office)

She has just been assigned to the newspaper's office in Barcelona.La acaban de destinar a las oficinas que el periódico tiene en Barcelona.

5. (to ascribe)

a. atribuir

The poem remains anonymous because no one has been able to assign it to an author.El poema sigue siendo anónimo porque no ha sido posible atribuírselo a ningún autor.

6. (legal)

a. ceder

The northern part of the estate was assigned to the local university.La parte norte de la propiedad fue cedida a la universidad local.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

7. (legal)

a. el cesionario

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la cesionaria

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The owner and her successors and assigns must occupy the property as their primary residence.La propietaria y sus sucesores y cesionarios deben hacer uso del inmueble como primera residencia.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	assigning
Past:	assigned

Indicative of "assign"

	Present	Past	Future
I	assign	assigned	will assign
you	assign	assigned	will assign
he/she	assigns	assigned	will assign
we	assign	assigned	will assign
you	assign	assigned	will assign
they	assign	assigned	will assign