Collocations for "assignment"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "assignment" in context.
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assignment
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [position, work] assignment
- is on [a special, an undercover] assignment
- was [given, sent on] a special assignment
- have a [school, homework, reading] assignment
- have a new assignment at work
- [hate, love] my new work assignment
- have [a new, an important, a big] assignment
- have an assignment to [do, get done, hand in]
- still have to do the assignment
- haven't [done, finished, started] the assignment (yet)
- [hand, give] out an assignment
- an assignment every [day, week]
- the assignment of a [committee, investigation, team]
- the assignment of [rights, the estate, property, deeds]
- the assignment was made by the [president, board]
- does everyone [know, understand] their assignments
- an assignment as [ambassador, spokesperson, advisor]
- his assignment to [other, administrative, light] duties
- her assignment to the [White House, Finance Committee]
'assignment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alley
- ball
- bang
- bitch
- chore
- classmate
- complete
- computer
- correction
- count
- email
- essay
- extension
- final
- fourteen
- groan
- hand
- homework
- look
- mark
- mess
- messy
- milestone
- mistake
- optional
- overdue
- priority
- related
- relevant
- semester
- sloppy
- stuck
- stupid
- submit
- team
- treacherous
- turn
- tutor
- undone
- walk