appoint
verb /əˈpɔɪnt/
/əˈpɔɪnt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they appoint | /əˈpɔɪnt/ /əˈpɔɪnt/ |
| he / she / it appoints | /əˈpɔɪnts/ /əˈpɔɪnts/ |
| past simple appointed | /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ |
| past participle appointed | /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ |
| -ing form appointing | /əˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ /əˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ |
- to choose somebody for a job or position of responsibility
- appoint somebody They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school.
- appoint somebody to something She has recently been appointed to the committee.
- appoint somebody (as) something They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
- She's been appointed British ambassador to the UN.
- appoint somebody to do something A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.
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WordfinderTopics Working lifec1- apply
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- [usually passive] (formal) to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing something
- be appointed A date for the meeting is still to be appointed.
- Everyone was assembled at the appointed time.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French apointer, from a point ‘to a point’.