reassign meaning

reassign means 'to give someone a different task or position at work'.

reassign :

to give a different job, to change someone's position

Verb

▪ The manager decided to reassign her to the marketing team.

▪ The manager decided to give her a different job in the marketing team.

▪ They reassigned him after the project ended.

▪ They changed his position after the project ended.

paraphrasing

▪ transfer – to move someone to a different place or role

▪ delegate – to assign tasks to others

▪ shift – to move someone from one place or role to another

▪ move – to change someone's position or location

Pronunciation

reassign [ˌriːəˈsaɪn]

The stress is on the last part 'sign' and sounds like 'ree-uh-sign'.

Common phrases and grammar about reassign

reassign - Common meaning

Verb
to give a different job, to change someone's position

Part of Speech Changes for "reassign"

▪ reassignment (noun) – the act of changing someone's task or position

▪ reassigned (adjective) – someone who has been given a different task

Common Expressions with "reassign"

▪ reassign tasks – to give different tasks to someone

▪ reassign employees – to change employees' positions

▪ reassign duties – to give someone different duties

▪ reassign responsibilities – to give different responsibilities to someone

Important examples of reassign in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, reassign is used when changing someone's task or position.

▪The manager will reassign you to a new project.
▪The manager will give you a different task for a new project.

Example of a confusing word: resign (to quit a job)

▪The manager will resign you to a new project.
▪The manager will quit you to a new project.
"Reassign" means "to change someone's task or position," and it is used correctly in the sentence "The manager will reassign you to a new project," indicating a change in your work assignment. "Resign," however, means "to quit a job" and is an intransitive verb that cannot take an object like "you." Saying "The manager will resign you" is grammatically incorrect because it suggests the manager is quitting on your behalf, which does not make sense. Therefore, "reassign" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC grammar questions, reassign is used as a transitive verb, requiring an object.

▪They decided to reassign the employee.
▪They decided to give the employee a different task.

reassign

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

reassign tasks

'change the tasks given to someone'

▪The supervisor will reassign your tasks as needed.
▪The supervisor will change your tasks as needed.

Differences between similar words and reassign

reassign

,

transfer

differences

reassign is used to change someone's task or position within the organization, while transfer often refers to moving someone to a different location or department.

reassign
▪The manager decided to reassign her to the marketing team.
▪The manager decided to transfer her to the marketing team.
transfer
▪He was transferred to the Tokyo office.
▪He was reassigned to a new project.

reassign

,

delegate

differences

reassign is used to change someone's tasks or role, while delegate is used to assign tasks to others.

reassign
▪She was reassigned to manage the new project.
▪delegate is to assign tasks to others, not to change someone's own role.
delegate
▪delegate
▪delegate is to assign tasks to others, not to change someone's own role.

Words with the same origin as reassign

The origin of reassign

reassign is formed by the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the word 'assign', meaning 'to give a task'.

Word structure

It has the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the root 'assign' meaning 'to give a task', so reassign means 'to assign again'.

Words with the same origin

The root of reassign is 'assign'. Words with the same root include assign and assignment.

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