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to preassign

to preassign

1 5.8
To give people tasks or seats before they are needed
  • verb
  • /priːəˈsaɪn/
translation icon : preasignar
  • First-wave formations should begin moving to their preassigned assembly areas.

Examples

  • The committee preassigned tasks to all members to optimize their time during the conference.

  • These 30 cases were balanced across the five types of tests and across the preassigned values.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The target phoneme location was preassigned at either the initial, middle, or final position throughout the entire test.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Preassign postal codes to dealers and use a table lookup to make the assignments.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Preassign telephone prefixes to dealers and use a table lookup to make the assignments.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In some cases, e-books were classed by the publisher's preassigned disciplines.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Participants were followed up for one year and received the same preassigned treatment for every new episode of uncomplicated malaria diagnosed during follow-up.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Each student was preassigned a specific role for the group project.

  • Before the event, guests were preassigned their seating arrangements to ensure a smooth flow.

Synonyms

to allocate
vsto preassign
92 4.5

Give parts of something, like money or time, to people for a planned purpose

is specifically about doing this distribution before the resource is needed
to set aside
vsto preassign
87 3.4

Save money or time for a special purpose

focuses on putting items to specific tasks in advance rather than just reserving
to prespecify
vsto preassign
1 7.8

Decide or say something before an event starts

applies to placing things into roles rather than only stating details
to predesignate
vsto preassign
8.0

To choose something in advance for a certain use, like seats or funds

has the same meaning but uses a different prefixed form
to pre-commit
vsto preassign
7.4

To agree in advance to give money, time, or help

covers assigning or allocating earlier without the emphasis on commitment

How Early

to preassign
1 5.8
to reserve
145 3.1
to schedule
789 3.0
to assign
487 2.7

Surface Forms

preassign infinitive
preassigned past
preassigned past participle
preassigning present participle
preassigns third person singular

Morphology

preassign = assign (transparent) = pre + assign

The meaning is a straightforward application of 'pre-' meaning 'in advance' to the verb 'assign'.

Etymology

Preassign comes from the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and the common word assign meaning 'to give someone a job or task'. So, to preassign is to give or set jobs, seats, or roles 'before' they are needed.