on assignment

ɔn əˈsaɪnmənt

Definition of on assignment - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

work duty

working on a specific task or job for an employer

The reporter is on assignment in Paris.

on duty

Adjective

work task

working on a specific task or job, often temporarily

The reporter is on assignment in Brazil.

engaged

on duty

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Expressions with assignment

assignment in the pipeline

task or project that is planned

The team has an assignment in the pipeline for next month.

understand the assignment

comprehend the task or instructions given

She clearly understands the assignment and delivers great results every time.

reading assignment

material assigned to be read

I need to finish my reading assignment before the class.

school assignment

task given to students by teachers

She finished her school assignment before the deadline.

writing assignment

task requiring written work

The teacher gave us a writing assignment for the weekend.

written assignment

task requiring writing as part of coursework

The teacher gave us a written assignment on climate change.

Terms with on assignment included in their meaning

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envoy

foreign affairs

official agent representing a state on a special assignment

mission

task

send someone on a specific task or assignment

activated

adj.

military

set up and placed on active assignment

roster

assign duty

place on a list for duty or assignment

risk weighting

finance

assignment of numerical importance to items based on their level of risk

shore duty

military

naval assignment on land rather than at sea

Examples of on assignment in a sentence

She can't attend; she's on assignment this week.
The engineer is on assignment overseas for six months.
Several doctors are on assignment at the rural clinic this week.

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French:en mission, en reportage, ...
German:im Einsatz, im Auftrag, ...
Italian:in missione, in incarico, ...
Spanish:en comisión, asignado, ...
Portuguese:em missão, em serviço, ...
Chinese:外派, 执行任务的, ...
Japanese:取材中で, 取材中の, ...
Arabic:فِي مُهِمَّة, مُكَلَّف بِمُهِمَّة, ...
Hebrew:בְּשְׁלִיחוּת, בְּמְשִׂימָה, ...
Russian:в командировке, выполняющий задание, ...
Ukrainian:у відрядженні, на місії, ...
Hindi:असाइनमेंट पर, कार्यरत, ...
Bengali:কাজে নিয়োজিত, কাজে ব্যস্ত, ...
Catalan:en missió, en comissió, ...
Czech:služebně, vyslaný, ...
Danish:på opgave, ...
Dutch:voor zijn werk, op missie, ...
Greek:σε αποστολή, αποσπασμένος, ...
Hungarian:kiküldetésben, kiküldetésben lévő, ...
Khmer:កំពុងបំពេញភារកិច្ច, កំពុងបំពេញការងារពិសេស, ...
Korean:취재차, 임무 중인, ...
Persian:در ماموریت, مأمور, ...
Polish:na zleceniu, ...
Portuguese (BR):em missão, ...
Romanian:în delegație, delegat, ...
Swedish:ute på uppdrag, ...
Thai:ในการปฏิบัติหน้าที่, ไปปฏิบัติงาน, ...
Turkish:görevde, görev başında, ...
Vietnamese:đang làm nhiệm vụ, đang được phân công, ...

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