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assign

 
 
/əˈsaɪn/ verb [T]

Translation

to give someone a particular job or responsibility
görevlendirmek, görev vermek
[+ two objects] UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital. [often passive] The case has been assigned to our most senior officer.799794
assign sb to sth phrasal verb
to give someone a particular job or place to work
birini bir şeye görevlendirmek
[often passive] Which police officer has been assigned to this case?794
(Definition of assign verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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