{
    "term": "assignment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies",
            "sensetop": "on an assignmenton assignment",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Students are required to complete all homework assignments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will need to complete three written assignments per semester."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a business/special assignment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had set myself a tough assignment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is in Greece on an assignment for a media company.",
                    "contextForm": "on an assignment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of our reporters on assignment in China",
                    "contextForm": "on assignment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The students handed in their assignments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The teacher gave us an assignment on pollution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why did you take on this assignment if you're so busy?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He refused to accept the assignment."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["reading", "writing", "written"],
                "verb + assignment": ["give", "hand out", "set"],
                "preposition": ["assignment on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of giving something to somebody; the act of giving somebody a particular task",
            "sensetop": "assignment (of somebody) (to something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "his assignment to other duties in the same company"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["special", "important", "dangerous"],
                "verb + assignment": ["accept", "take on", "get"],
                "preposition": ["on assignment"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsaɪnmənt/",
                "audio": "as/assignment/assignment__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsaɪnmənt/",
                "audio": "as/assignment/assignment__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot’, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’."
}