assignment in English: A piece of work that someone gives you to do. (noun)

Translation

A piece of work that someone gives you to do.

Word origin

From Old French assigner, from Latin assignare, to mark out or give to someone, from signum, a sign.

Gender

Pluralassignments

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An assignment is work a teacher or boss gives you.

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Here the assignment is a piece of school work with a deadline.

Japan.

Here "assignment" means a job someone is sent to do.

homework

School work that a teacher gives you to do at home.

task

A piece of work that must be done.

job

The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.

school

A place where children go to learn from teachers.

mission

An important job that a person or a group is sent somewhere to do.

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