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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.
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.
ap•point′a•ble, adj.
ap•point′er, n.
syn: See furnish.
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Past participle: appointed
Gerund: appointing
| Imperative |
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| appoint |
| appoint |
| Present |
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| I appoint |
| you appoint |
| he/she/it appoints |
| we appoint |
| you appoint |
| they appoint |
| Preterite |
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| I appointed |
| you appointed |
| he/she/it appointed |
| we appointed |
| you appointed |
| they appointed |
| Present Continuous |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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"
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. [画像:appoint - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to]appoint - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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. [画像:appoint - furnish]appoint - furnish; "a beautifully appointed house"
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appoint
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Translations
يُخَصَّصيُعَيِّنيُعَيِّـنُ
jmenovatsjednaturčit
udnævneudpegeaftalefastsætte
nimittää
postaviti
ákveîaútnefna
任命する
임명하다
nustatytasnustatytipaskyrimassusitarimas susitikti
ieceltnorādītnoteikt
imenovati
utse
แต่งตั้ง
atamak kararlaştırmaktayin etmek
bổ nhiệm
appoint
[əˈpɔɪnt] VT1. (= nominate) → nombrar (to a) they appointed him chairman → le nombraron presidente
they appointed him to do it → le nombraron para hacerlo
they appointed him to do it → le nombraron para hacerlo
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[əˈpɔɪnt] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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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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[əˈpɔɪnt] vta. (nominate) → nominare
they appointed him chairman → lo hanno nominato presidente
they appointed a new teacher → hanno assunto un nuovo insegnante
they appointed him chairman → lo hanno nominato presidente
they appointed a new teacher → hanno assunto un nuovo insegnante
c. a well-appointed house → una casa ben attrezzata
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(əˈpoint) verb1. to give (a person) a job or position. They appointed him manager; They have appointed a new manager. aanstel يُعَيِّن назначавам nomear jmenovat einstellen udnævne; udpege 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 منصوب کول 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 indicar sjednat, určit verabreden fastsætte; aftale 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 تعینول indicar a stabili назначать stanoviť, určiť določiti utvrditi bestämma, avtala นัดหมาย kararlaştırmak 約定 домовлятися, призначати وعدہ کرنا định thời gian 约定
apˈpointed adjectiveHe arrived before the appointed time. afgesproke مُعَيَّن определен combinado sjednaný, určený verabredet fastsat; aftalt 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 ټاکلی، مقرر combinado convenit назначенный stanovený, dohodnutý dogovorjen dogovoren avtalad ที่ได้รับแต่งตั้ง; ที่นัดหมาย kararlaştırılmış 約定的 призначений مقرر کردہ ، معین hạn định 约定的
apˈpointment noun1. (an) arrangement to meet someone; I made an appointment to see him. afspraak مَوْعِد определям среща compromisso schůzka die Verabredung; der Termin aftale ραντεβού cita, compromiso, hora kohtumine قرار ملاقات tapaaminen rendez-vous פגישה नियुक्ति termin megbeszélt időpont, megbeszélés kencan, janji stefnumót appuntamento 面会の約束 약속 susitarimas susitikti norunāta satikšanās temujanji afspraak avtale umówione spotkanie د ملاقات وخت marcação întâlnire встреча schôdzka, stretnutie zmenek sastanak [avtalat] 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 nomeação jmenování die Stelle udnævnelse; ansættelse διορισμός puesto, empleo määramine شغل؛ مقام virka nomination מנוי, מינוי नियुक्ति namještenje kinevezés, állás (nominasi) pengangkatan staða, starf nomina 任命 직위 paskyrimas amats; darbavieta; iecelšana amatā perjanjian aanstelling utnevnelse, ansettelse nominacja شغل، مقام 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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→ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009