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Assignment əˈsaɪnmənt Complete Students Noun Required Homework Written

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WordType (noun)
Phonetic /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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(noun)/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /əˈsaɪnmənt/
  1. 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.
  2. 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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