appoint
verb (used with object)
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate.
appoints
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present tense formof appoint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The amended merger agreement also removes a requirement that ON Semiconductor appoints a member of Synaptics’ board of directors to its own board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
King Mohammed VI, the 63-year-old monarch, appoints the prime minister from the political party that comes first in the election, but also presides over the Council of Ministers - the country's most important policy-making body.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ex officio regent who appoints 18 of the 26 board members, has not taken a position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
If you decline before the court appoints you, you simply do not file a petition for letters testamentary.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Then Mittelstaedt makes them practise skirmishing, and as a favour appoints Kantorek squad leader.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
