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Assignment əˈsaɪnmənt Complete Students Noun Required Homework Written
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/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /əˈsaɪnmənt/ |
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- students are required to complete all homework assignments.
- you will need to complete three written assignments per semester.
- a business/special assignment
- i had set myself a tough assignment.
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assignment(noun)/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /əˈsaɪnmənt/- a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies
- Students are required to complete all homework assignments.
- You will need to complete three written assignments per semester.
- a business/special assignment
- I had set myself a tough assignment.
- She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers.
- one of our reporters on assignment in China
Extra Examples- The students handed in their assignments.
- The teacher gave us an assignment on pollution.
- Why did you take on this assignment if you're so busy?
- He refused to accept the assignment.
- the act of giving something to somebody; the act of giving somebody a particular task
- his assignment to other duties in the same company
Word Origin- late Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot’, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.
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