- [countable] 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.
- on an assignment She is in Greece on an assignment for a media company.
- on assignment one of our reporters on assignment in China
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb1- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- reading
- writing
- written
- …
- give
- hand out
- set
- …
- assignment on
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- [uncountable] assignment (of somebody) (to something) the act of giving something to somebody; the act of giving somebody a particular task
- his assignment to other duties in the same company
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- special
- important
- dangerous
- …
- accept
- take on
- get
- …
- on assignment
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot’, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.
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