assign

asignar, encargar

Dar a alguien una tarea o un trabajo que debe realizar.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone a job or piece of work to do.

• The teacher assigned some homework.
• I was assigned to help the new staff.
• Who assigned this task to you?

Cómo se usa: assign something to someone (The manager assigned the task to me.); assign someone something (Our teacher assigned us three exercises.); assign someone to do something (They assigned her to check the accounts.)

Sinónimos: give, allocate

Expresiones frecuentes: assign a task, assign homework, assign someone work

asignar, atribuir

Dar a algo una categoría, un valor, una fecha u otra descripción según tu criterio.

En inglés sencillo: To give something a category, value, date, or other description based on your judgment.

• Assign each item a number.
• The researchers assigned a date to the painting.
• These animals were assigned to different categories.

Cómo se usa: assign something to something (We assigned a category to each entry.); assign something a value/category (The program assigns each answer a score.)

Sinónimos: attribute, classify

Expresiones frecuentes: assign a value, assign a category, assign a date

asignar, destinar

Elegir o reservar algo para una persona o un propósito concreto.

En inglés sencillo: To choose or set aside something for a particular person or purpose.

• They assigned us a quiet room.
• More money was assigned to the project.
• The court assigned a date for the trial.

Cómo se usa: assign something to someone/something (They assigned a room to each guest.); assign something for something (The council assigned land for the new school.)

Sinónimos: allocate, allot, reserve

Expresiones frecuentes: assign a room, assign a seat, assign resources

nombrar, designar

Elegir a alguien para ocupar un cargo o desempeñar una función oficial.

En inglés sencillo: To choose someone to fill a particular position or official role.

• The court assigned a lawyer to him.
• She was assigned as the team’s official representative.
• They assigned a new officer to the post.

Cómo se usa: assign someone as something (The court assigned her as counsel for the prisoner.); assign someone to a post (They assigned him to a senior post.)

Sinónimos: appoint, designate

Expresiones frecuentes: assign a lawyer, assign an officer, assign someone counsel