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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 [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

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

appointer  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 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

Translations

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

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appoint

vt

(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

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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 varata fixer לִקְבּוֹע नियत करना odrediti kitűz (időpontot) metetapkan ákveða fissare 定める 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 varattu convenu שׁנִקְבַּע नियत određen megjelölt (időpont) ditetapkan umsaminn stabilito, fissato 定められた 약속된 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 約見 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 virka nomination מִנוּי @@@מִינוּי$$$ नियुक्ति namještenje kinevezés, állás (nominasi) pengangkatan staða, starf nomina 任命 직위 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

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