appoint
verb (used with object)
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate.
are appointing
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present progressiveof appoint.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Those who had jobs in the government have lost them, and the Taliban are appointing new employees,” said Raziq, a travel agent.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
If you are appointing one child to be CEO, write it down and explain it to everyone.
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2012
At the same time, businesses are becoming sensitive and corporations are appointing committees to see what can be done about curbing the committee spirit.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is highly gratifying to know that other patriotic States have appointed and are appointing commissioners to meet those of Virginia in council.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 5, part 4: James Buchanan by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
They are appointing sub-committees for the safeguard and comfort of the town; 51,000l. for the relief of the poor has already been raised.
From A Woman's Part in a Revolution by Hammond, Natalie Harris
