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UK [əˈpɔɪnt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "appoint":
present tense I/you/we/they appoint he/she/it appoints present participle appointing past tense appointed past participle appointed
1) to choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position

We need to appoint a new school secretary.

the newly appointed editor of the magazine

appoint someone (as) something:

Picard has been appointed managing director of the new division.

appoint someone to do something:

A subcommittee should be appointed to assist the chairperson.

appoint someone to something:

She was the first woman to be appointed to the board.

2) formal to choose a time or place for something to happen

Proceedings will be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this committee.

the appointed time/place:

He arrived at Ella's office at the appointed time.


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