appoint

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʌˈpɔɪnt/

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• Hyphenation: ap‧point

Verb

Plain form appoint

Third-person singular appoints

Past tense appointed

Past participle appointed

Present participle appointing

1. (transitive) If you appoint someone to a job or position, you give the job to them.

   The president appointed her to investigate the problems.

   He has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

   They appointed him team captain.

2. (transitive) If you appoint a time for something, you choose that time.

   They met at the appointed time.

Synonyms

• agree
• pick
• choose

Related words

• appointed
• appointee
• appointment
• point
• reappoint
• self-appointed
• well-appointed