Which option best describes the verb assign?

• A. To give or allocate
• B. To borrow
• C. To erase
• D. To confuse

Answer: (A)

Assign means to give or allocate something to someone or designate it for a particular purpose. This captures the core sense of the verb when you’re distributing tasks, seats, resources, or values. For example, a supervisor will assign tasks to team members, a teacher assigns homework, and in math you assign a value to a variable. The other actions describe different ideas: borrowing involves taking something with the expectation of returning it, erasing means removing or wiping out, and confusing means causing someone to become unclear or puzzled.