Meaning & use
reassigned
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“reassigned” is a form of “reassign”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive
given a new job, duty, or place to work, often within the same organization.
Grammar: Usually passive: be reassigned to something. The active form is reassign someone to something.
Patterns
- be reassigned to something
- reassign someone to something
- reassign someone from something
After the merger, she was reassigned to the sales department.
The manager reassigned two workers to the night shift.
He was reassigned from the London office to the New York branch.
verbtransitive
given to a different person or used for a different purpose.
Grammar: Often passive: be reassigned to someone or something. Common with tasks, resources, or phone numbers.
Patterns
- be reassigned to someone
- reassign something to something
The project was reassigned to a new team leader.
The company reassigned the budget to marketing.
My old phone number was reassigned to another customer.
Word forms
| third person singular | reassigns |
|---|---|
| past tense | reassigned |
| past participle | reassigned |
| -ing form | reassigning |
Common combinations
- reassigned to a new role
- She was reassigned to a new role after the restructuring.
- reassigned to another department
- He was reassigned to another department last month.
- temporarily reassigned
- The staff were temporarily reassigned during the emergency.
- reassigned duties
- His reassigned duties include training new employees.
Synonyms and how they differ
- transferred
- Similar, but transfer often means moving to a different location or branch, while reassign focuses on a new task or role.
- redeployed
- More formal and often used for moving employees or resources to where they are needed.
Word family
- reassign verb
- To give someone a new job or task.
- reassignment noun
- The act of giving someone a new job or task.
Commonly confused: reassigned or resigned?
reassigned vs resigned
Resigned means you officially left a job. Reassigned means you were given a different job.
Practice
After the restructuring, Maria was ______ to the marketing team.
Choose one answer.
Reassigned fits because she was given a new team within the same company. Resigned means she left her job, which does not fit. Assigned would mean she was given a task, not moved to a new team.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reassigned”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.