1. to give someone a particular job or responsibility
2. to give or distribute something to someone
3. to designate or set apart for a particular purpose

Examples

• The teacher will assign homework every Friday.
• They assigned her to the marketing department.
• Each student was assigned a locker number.
• The company assigned a budget for the new project.
• He was assigned the task of organizing the event.
• The judge assigned the case to a different court.
• We need to assign roles for the school play.