assign

assign /ǝ'saÇn/ v

၁။ (က) ~ sth to sb အလုပ်တာဝန် သတ်မှတ် ခွဲဝေပေးသည်။
The two large classrooms have been assigned to us. ❍ I was assigned the task of checking all the equipment. ❍ The teacher has assigned each of us a part in the school play. ❍ Factory managers assign work and monitor progress.
(ခ) ~ sb to sb/ sth ပုဂ္ဂိုလ်၊ အဖွဲ့အစည်း တစ်ခုခု လက်အောက်တွင် ထားရှိသည်။
I was assigned to B platoon.
(ဂ) ~ sb (to sth/ as sth) တာဝန် ပေးသည်။ ခန့်အပ်သည်။
They've assigned their best man to the job. ❍ Troops were assigned to protect the visitors. ❍ I was assigned as project manager, with a staff of ten.
၂။ အချိန်နေရာ စသည် သတ်မှတ်သည်။ Shall we assign Thursday morning for our weekly meetings? ❍ It is impossible to assign an exact date to this building.
၃။ ~ sth to sb (law) လွှဲပြောင်းသည်။ The agreement assigns copyright to the publisher.
❏ assignment n
၁။ [C] အလုပ်။ တာဝန်။ homework assignments ❍ my current assignment as a government economic adviser ❍ I had set myself a tricky assignment. ❍ She was sent abroad on an assignment for the Sunday Times.
၂။ [U] တာဝန်ပေးအပ်ခြင်း။ ခန့်အပ်ခြင်း။ her recent assignment to the commission.