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assign

/əˈsaɪn/uh-SYN
/əˈsaɪn/uh-SYN

Meaninga mark

Common meaning: allot to someone

Journey through time

  1. Latinsignum‘a mark’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsa mark → to affix a seal toassignare‘to affix a seal to’source
  3. Old Frenchassignersource
  4. Middle Englishassignensource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsto affix a seal to → allot to someoneassign‘allot to someone’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin signum ‘a mark’.

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