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Assign and Give

Assign

Assign verb - To give as a share or portion.
Usage example: each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

Give is a synonym for assign in allocate topic. In some cases you can use "Give" instead a verb "Assign", when it comes to topics like action, bestow, collect, set aside.

Give

Give verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Usage example: gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming

Assign is a synonym for give in action topic. You can use "Assign" instead a verb "Give", if it concerns topics such as bestow, allocation, collect, set aside.

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

Common collocations

ability assign ability give ability
character assign character give character
job assign job give job
name assign name give name
Other words: control, number, item, time, items, sword, names, points, orders.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / World in Conflict Mission Control: You always have a commanding officer who pops in to give you mission updates and assign new objectives.
  • Video Game / Final Fantasy V You were allowed to assign them various jobs (Knight, Dragoon, White Mage, etc.) to give them varying skills.
  • Video Game / Wasteland 2 True minmaxers, naturally, give all the characters they create 1 Charisma and assign the Leadership skill to the recruitable NPC with the highest Charisma.
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