appointed
verb form (past of «appoint»: appoint, appoints, appointed, appointing); adjective
Everyday
- Appointed means chosen officially for a job or role. tree →
- (formal, adjective) Appointed means fixed or agreed: «at the appointed time». tree →
- (formal) Well-appointed means well equipped and nicely furnished. tree →
In the lessons
In school life: a new head teacher is appointed; pupils are appointed as monitors or prefects. In formal language: «arrive at the appointed hour». In news: ministers are appointed.
Examples
- Mrs Lee was appointed as our new head teacher. tree →
- Jack was appointed class captain. tree →
- We met at the appointed place. tree →
- The judge was appointed by the government. tree →
- Arrive at the appointed time, please. tree →
- The hotel rooms were well appointed. tree →
- On the day appointed for the race the two started together. tree →
Note
Noun: appointment (also meaning a planned meeting, like a dentist appointment). Double «p». «Appointed» means chosen, not elected by votes.
In Jewish tradition
It often means fixed in time, as in the appointed seasons, which are the holy times set by God.
Interpretation. The "appointed seasons" (moadim) are the festivals such as Passover, Shabbat and Sukkot, which the tradition sees as meeting times set by God with Israel.
Examples
- 'Let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season. (Torah NUM.9.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the appointed seasons of the LORD. (Torah LEV.23.44, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he took up his parable, and said: Alas, who shall live after God hath appointed him? (Torah NUM.24.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee! (Prophets HOS.6.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. (Prophets 2KI.11.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. (Writings NEH.13.31, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Noun: appointment (also meaning a planned meeting, like a dentist appointment). Double «p». «Appointed» means chosen, not elected by votes.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «appointed» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «appointed» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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