appoint

ap·point  (-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.

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[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, designate, name, nominate, tap¹
These verbs mean to select for an office or position: was appointed chairperson of the committee; 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. See Also Synonyms at furnish.

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appoint

Verb

1. to assign officially to a job or position

2. to fix or decide (a time or place for an event)

3. to equip or furnish: it was a beautifully appointed room with rows and rows of books [Old French apointer to put into a good state]

appointee n

Thesaurus

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"

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appoint

verb 1. assign, name, choose, commission, select, elect, install, delegate, nominate << OPPOSITE fire

verb 2. decide, set, choose, establish, determine, settle, fix, arrange, specify, assign, designate, allot << OPPOSITE cancel

Translations

appoint [əˈpɔɪnt] vt (to post) → nombrar [+ date, place]; fijar, señalar

appoint [əˈpɔɪnt] vt (to post) → nommer, engager [+ date, place]; fixer, désigner

appoint [əˈpɔɪnt] vt → ernennen;

(date, place) → festlegen, festsetzen

appoint [əˈpɔɪnt] vt → nominare

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appoint

v appoint [əˈpoint]

1 to give (a person) a job or position They appointed him manager; They have appointed a new manager. aanstel يُعَيِّن назначавам jmenovat udnævne; udpege einstellen διορίζω nombrar nimetama منصوب کردن nimittää nommer לְמָנוֹת नियुक्त करना imenovati kinevez mengangkat útnefna nominare 任命する 임명하다 paskirti iecelt (amatā) lantik aanstellen utnevne, velge, ansette mianować nomear a numi назначать vymenovať imenovati postaviti utnämna มอบหมาย tayin etmek 任命 призначати, затверджувати تقرری کرنا bổ nhiệm 任命

2 to fix or agree on (a time for something) to appoint a time for a meeting. aandui, bepaal يُخَصَّص назначавам sjednat, určit fastsætte; aftale verabreden (καθ)ορίζω fijar, convenir määrama تعین کردن sopia fixer לִקְבּוֹע नियत करना odrediti kitűz (időpontot) metetapkan ákveða fissare 定める (시간·장소 등을) 약속하다 nustatyti noteikt; norādīt tentukan vaststellen avtale, fastsette ustalać indicar a stabili назначать stanoviť, určiť določiti utvrditi bestämma, avtala นัดหมาย kararlaştırmak 約定 домовлятися, призначати وعدہ کرنا định thời gian 约定

adj apˈpointed

He arrived before the appointed time. afgesproke مُعَيَّن определен sjednaný, určený fastsat; aftalt verabredet καθορισμένος convenido, fijado määratud معین؛ مقرر sovittu convenu שׁנִקְבַּע नियत određen megjelölt (időpont) ditetapkan umsaminn stabilito, fissato 定められた 정해진 nustatytas norādītais (laiks, vieta) ditetapkan vastgesteld avtalt, fastsatt ustalony combinado convenit назначенный stanovený, dohodnutý dogovorjen dogovoren avtalad ที่ได้รับแต่งตั้ง; ที่นัดหมาย kararlaştırılmış 約定的 призначений مقرر کردہ ، معین hạn định 约定的

n apˈpointment

1 (an) arrangement to meet someone; I made an appointment to see him. afspraak مَوْعِد определям среща schůzka aftale die Verabredung; der Termin ραντεβού cita, compromiso, hora kohtumine قرار ملاقات tapaaminen rendez-vous פְּגִישָׁה नियुक्ति termin megbeszélt időpont, megbeszélés kencan, janji stefnumót appuntamento 面会の約束 약속 susitarimas susitikti norunāta satikšanās temujanji afspraak avtale umówione spotkanie marcação întâlnire встреча schôdzka, stretnutie zmenek sastanak [] möte การนัดหมาย randevu 約會 побачення; домовлена зустріч ملاقات کا وقت cuộc hẹn 约会

2 the job or position to which a person is appointed His appointment was for one year only. aanstelling وَظيفَة، تَعْيين назначение jmenování udnævnelse; ansættelse die Stelle διορισμός puesto, empleo määramine شغل؛ مقام nimitys nomination מִנוּי @@@מִינוּי$$$ नियुक्ति namještenje kinevezés, állás (nominasi) pengangkatan staða, starf nomina 任命 지위, 임명 paskyrimas amats; darbavieta; iecelšana amatā perjanjian aanstelling utnevnelse, ansettelse nominacja nomeação numire назначение (vy)menovanie imenovanje radno mesto anställning, tjänst การแต่งตั้ง görev 職位 призначення, посада عہدہ sự bổ nhiệm 职位