appoint
verb (appoint, appoints, appointed, appointing)
Everyday
- To appoint someone is to choose them officially for a job or role. tree →
- (formal) To appoint a time or place is to decide it: at the appointed time. tree →
In the lessons
Used for jobs in school (appoint a new head teacher, class captain) and government; noun appointment (a job given, or a time to see the doctor or dentist).
Examples
- The school appointed a new head teacher. tree →
- Mrs Lee appointed Zoe as team captain. tree →
- We met at the appointed time. tree →
- The council appointed a new mayor. tree →
- She was appointed to look after the class pet. tree →
- Who appoints the judges? tree →
- They agreed to appoint Momus as judge, and to abide by his decision. tree →
Note
Noun: appointment, which also means a booked meeting (a dentist appointment). Opposite feeling: disappointed (not about appointing!). Double p.
In Jewish tradition
In the Torah it means to choose or set someone for a task, or to fix a thing, such as wages or cities.
Interpretation. Appointing Aaron and his sons as priests, and appointing cities of refuge, are read as setting up holy order and justice in Israel.
Examples
- And he said: 'Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.' (Torah GEN.30.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither. (Torah NUM.35.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.' (Torah NUM.3.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him. (Writings PSA.61.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth. (Writings PSA.89.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- For He doth not appoint a time unto any man, when he should go before God in judgment. (Writings JOB.34.23, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Noun: appointment, which also means a booked meeting (a dentist appointment). Opposite feeling: disappointed (not about appointing!). Double p.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «appoint» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «appoint» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «appoint» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «appoint» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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