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ap·point

(ə-point′)

tr.v. ap·point·ed, ap·point·ing, ap·points

1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.

2. To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement: will appoint a date for the examination.

3. To furnish; equip: a house that is comfortably appointed.

4. Law To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.

[Middle English appointen, from Old French apointer, apointier, to arrange, from a point, to the point : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + point, point; see point.]

Synonyms: appoint, assign, designate, name, nominate, tap¹
These verbs mean to select for an office or position: was appointed chair of the committee; was assigned to the panel investigating the matter; expects to be designated leader of the opposition; a new police commissioner named by the mayor; to be nominated as her party's candidate; was tapped for fraternity membership.

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appoint

(əˈpɔɪnt)

vb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc: he was appointed manager.

2. to establish by agreement or decree; fix: a time was appointed for the duel.

3. to prescribe or ordain: laws appointed by tribunal.

4. (Law) property law to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property

5. to equip with necessary or usual features; furnish: a well-appointed hotel.

[C14: from Old French apointer to put into a good state, from a point in good condition, literally: to a point]

apˈpointer n

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ap•point

(əˈpɔɪnt)

v.t.

1. to name or assign officially: to appoint a new treasurer.

2. to fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting.

3. to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.

4. to equip; furnish: They appointed the house luxuriously.

5. Archaic. to arrange.

v.i.

6. to use the power of appointment.

[1325–75; Middle English apointen < Middle French apointer=a- a-⁵ + pointer to point]

ap•point′a•ble, adj.

ap•point′er, n.

syn: See furnish.

appoint

Past participle: appointed
Gerund: appointing

Imperative
appoint
appoint

Present
I appoint
you appoint
he/she/it appoints
we appoint
you appoint
they appoint

Preterite
I appointed
you appointed
he/she/it appointed
we appointed
you appointed
they appointed

Present Continuous
I am appointing
you are appointing
he/she/it is appointing
we are appointing
you are appointing
they are appointing

Present Perfect
I have appointed
you have appointed
he/she/it has appointed
we have appointed
you have appointed
they have appointed

Past Continuous
I was appointing
you were appointing
he/she/it was appointing
we were appointing
you were appointing
they were appointing

Past Perfect
I had appointed
you had appointed
he/she/it had appointed
we had appointed
you had appointed
they had appointed

Future
I will appoint
you will appoint
he/she/it will appoint
we will appoint
you will appoint
they will appoint

Future Perfect
I will have appointed
you will have appointed
he/she/it will have appointed
we will have appointed
you will have appointed
they will have appointed

Future Continuous
I will be appointing
you will be appointing
he/she/it will be appointing
we will be appointing
you will be appointing
they will be appointing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been appointing
you have been appointing
he/she/it has been appointing
we have been appointing
you have been appointing
they have been appointing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been appointing
you will have been appointing
he/she/it will have been appointing
we will have been appointing
you will have been appointing
they will have been appointing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been appointing
you had been appointing
he/she/it had been appointing
we had been appointing
you had been appointing
they had been appointing

Conditional
I would appoint
you would appoint
he/she/it would appoint
we would appoint
you would appoint
they would appoint

Past Conditional
I would have appointed
you would have appointed
he/she/it would have appointed
we would have appointed
you would have appointed
they would have appointed

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Verb	1.	appoint - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" constitute, name, nominate institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" pack - set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury" co-opt - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
	2.	appoint - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" charge assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) depute, deputise, deputize - appoint as a substitute name, nominate, make - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" authorise, empower, authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" accredit - provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials create - invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer"
	3.	appoint - furnish; "a beautifully appointed house" equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

appoint

verb

1. assign, name, choose, commission, select, elect, install, delegate, nominate It made sense to appoint a banker to this job.
assign fire, dismiss, sack (informal), discharge, give the sack (informal), give someone his or her P45 (informal)

2. decide, set, choose, establish, determine, settle, fix, arrange, specify, assign, designate, allot We met at the time appointed.
decide cancel

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appoint

verb

1. To select for an office or position:

designate, make, name, nominate, tap.

2. To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose:

accouter, equip, fit, fit out (or up), furnish, gear, outfit, rig, turn out.

Translations

يُخَصَّصيُعَيِّنيُعَيِّـنُ

jmenovatsjednaturčit

udnævneudpegeaftalefastsætte

einstellen verabredenvozierenanberaumen

διορίζω

designar fijar nombrar convenir

nimittää

fixer nommer adjuger allouer assigner

postaviti

ákveîaútnefna

nominare produrre creare

任命する

임명하다

nustatytasnustatytipaskyrimassusitarimas susitikti

ieceltnorādītnoteikt

aanstellen

ansette avtale fastsette peke ut utnevne

wyznaczyć

designar nomear

назначать наряжать определить определять

imenovati

utse

แต่งตั้ง

atamakkararlaştırmaktayin etmek

bổ nhiệm

任命约定

appoint

[əˈpɔɪnt] VT

1. (= nominate) → nombrar (to a) they appointed him chairman → le nombraron presidente
they appointed him to do it → le nombraron para hacerlo

2. (frm) [+ time, place] → fijar, señalar (for para) at the appointed time → a la hora señalada

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appoint

[əˈpɔɪnt] vt

[+ person] (to post, position) → nommer
to appoint sb to sth [+ post, position, job] → nommer qn à qch
to appoint sb manager → nommer qn directeur/trice

[+ date, place] → fixer, désigner

appoint

(to a job) → einstellen; (to a post) → ernennen; to appoint somebody to an office → jdn in ein Amt berufen; to appoint somebody something → jdn zu etw ernennen or bestellen (geh) → or als etw (acc) → berufen; to appoint somebody to do something → jdn dazu bestimmen, etw zu tun; they appointed him to the vacant position → sie gaben ihm die (freie) Stelle; (professorship) → sie haben ihn auf den Lehrstuhl berufen

(= designate, ordain) → bestimmen; (= agree) → festlegen or -setzen, verabreden, ausmachen; the date appointed for that meeting (form) → der angesetzte Tagungstermin (form)

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appoint

[əˈpɔɪnt] vt

a. (nominate) → nominare
they appointed him chairman → lo hanno nominato presidente
they appointed a new teacher → hanno assunto un nuovo insegnante

b. (frm) (time, place) → fissare, stabilire
at the appointed time → all'ora stabilita

c. a well-appointed house → una casa ben attrezzata

appoint

(əˈpoint) verb

1. to give (a person) a job or position. They appointed him manager; They have appointed a new manager.

2. to fix or agree on (a time for something). to appoint a time for a meeting.

apˈpointed adjective

He arrived before the appointed time.

apˈpointment noun

1. (an) arrangement to meet someone; I made an appointment to see him.

2. the job or position to which a person is appointed. His appointment was for one year only.

appoint

→ يُعَيِّـنُ jmenovat udnævne einstellen διορίζω designar nimittää nommer postaviti nominare 任命する 임명하다 aanstellen peke ut wyznaczyć designar, nomear назначать utse แต่งตั้ง atamak bổ nhiệm 任命

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But our former description of a citizen will admit of correction; for in some governments the office of a juryman and a member of the general assembly is not an indeterminate one; but there are particular persons appointed for these purposes, some or all of the citizens being appointed jurymen or members of the general assembly, and this either for all causes and all public business whatsoever, or else for some particular one: and this may be sufficient to show what a citizen is; for he who has a right to a share in the judicial and executive part of government in any city, him we call a citizen of that place; and a city, in one word, is a collective body of such persons sufficient in themselves to all the purposes of life.

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I shall be glad to see you, brother, in the afternoon; for I have somewhat of importance to mention to you.--At present, Mr Blifil, as well as you, must excuse me; for I am in haste to dress." "Well, but," said the squire, "do appoint a time." "Indeed," said she, "I can appoint no time.