Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

    bestimmen, festlegen

    назначатьnaznačatʹ

    признача́тиpryznačáty

  2. (transitive)To name (someone to a post or role).

    ernennen

    назначатьnaznačatʹ, приставлятьpristavljatʹ, присваивать званиеprisvaivatʹ zvanije

  3. (transitive)To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.

    ausstatten, ausrüsten

    снаряжатьsnarjažatʹ, оборудоватьoborudovatʹ

  4. (transitive)To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).

    предоставлятьpredostavljatʹ, жаловатьžalovatʹ

  5. (transitive)To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).

  6. (obsolete, transitive)To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.

    festlegen, festsetzen

  7. (intransitive, obsolete)To resolve; to determine; to ordain.

More definitions
  • furnish
  • create and charge with a task or function
  • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

Examples

163 sentences
  1. We appointed him as our representative.

    Ми призначили його нашим представником. — deniko

    ruМы назначили его нашим представителем. — Biga

    deWir ernannten ihn zu unserem Vertreter. — raggione

  2. Be sure to come here by the appointed time.

    Ти повинен прийти сюди до призначеного часу. — ChickenKiev

  3. He was appointed chairman.

    Його призначили головою. — deniko

    deEr wurde zum Vorsitzenden ernannt. — mayabe

  4. They appointed him chairman.

    Вони призначили його головою. — JeNNeR

    ruОни назначили его председателем. — Hellerick

    deSie ernannten ihn zum Vorsitzenden. — Esperantostern

  5. They appointed Tom administrative director.

    Вони призначили Тома адміністративним директором. — deniko

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to fix (the time and place of):
Русский
By meaning 4
to fix (the time and place of):
to name to a post:
to furnish with everything necessary:
to equip or assign authoritatively:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to fix (the time and place of):
to name to a post:
to furnish with everything necessary:
to fix with power or firmness:

Origin

From Middle English apointen, borrowed from Old French apointier (“to prepare, arrange, le

From Middle English apointen, borrowed from Old French apointier (“to prepare, arrange, lean, place”) (French appointer (“to give a salary, refer a cause”)), from Late Latin appunctō (“to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a controversy, or the points in an agreement”); Latin ad + punctum (“a point”). See point.

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Forms

appoints, appointing, appointed, appointed
Base formappoint · to appoint
3rd person singularappoints
Present participleappointing
Past simpleappointed
Past participleappointed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyappoint
he, she, itappoints

Past simpleLesson

all personsappointed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave appointed
he, she, ithas appointed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill appoint

Synonyms

24 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

11 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • be appointed chairman
  • appointed chairman
  • has been appointed
  • to be appointed

See also

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