assigned

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adjective

as·​signed ə-ˈsīnd 

1

: appointed, given, or relegated to

an assigned task/duty

our assigned chores

an assigned seat

… legions of students apparently come to class ill prepared, not having done the assigned reading …

—David A. Jolliffe and Allison Harl

… you get the advice and the pep talks of your assigned counselor.

—G. J. Meyer

2

a

: designated, fixed, or named as a value for a variable

An assigned rating of "GOOD" indicates the response has no significant weaknesses.

—Federal Aviation Administration

b

of a person's sex : designated at birth

… developing the secondary sex characteristics of their assigned sex could exacerbate their gender dysphoria.

—Jesse Singal

Supporters say the laws are needed … to prevent athletes whose assigned sex at birth was male from having an unfair advantage in women's sports.

—Clay Waters

assigned

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past tense and past participle of assign entry 1

Examples of assigned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Book clubs would mean assigned reading, the opinions of others shaping my reading experience, having to socialize, the opposite of solitude. — Roxane Gay, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Trippier wanted Nick Woltemade to have it, after the forward’s return of just one goal in 16 games, but Gordon, the assigned taker, didn’t give in. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing assigned

• assigned risk

Rhymes for assigned

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined