How to pronounce “assign”
Say “assign” in 2 beats
assign
/əˈsaɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsaɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asə
- signsaɪnstress
- IPA (American)
- /əˈsaɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsaɪn/
- Respelling
- uh-SYN
- Syllables
- 2 — as-SIGN
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: as-SIGN. “sign” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈsaɪn/
/ɐsaɪn/
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What “assign” means
- verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- verb
give out
“We were assigned new uniforms”
- verb
attribute or credit to
“We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare”
Say it in a sentence
“The teacher will assign the reading at the end of the class.”“assign”, answered
How do you pronounce “assign”?
“assign” is pronounced /əˈsaɪn/ (uh-SYN) in American English and /ɐsaɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sign”. Build it as as-SIGN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “assign” have?
2: as · sign. The beat lands on the second, “sign”.
Is “assign” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈsaɪn/ (uh-SYN); British English says /ɐsaɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “assign” mean?
As a verb: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) For example: “The teacher will assign the reading at the end of the class.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “assign”?
Stress the second syllable: as-SIGN. “sign” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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