appoint
verb (used with object)
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate.
is appointing
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present progressiveof appoint (3rd person singular).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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Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointing the rest.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
She is appointing Board of Public Works president Steve Kang to serve as a liaison between city bureaucracy and the film industry, she said Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
The company said it is appointing a new chief food safety officer and quality assurance officer.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
It is appointing a senior official at the Federal Labor Agency, Daniel Terzenbach, to oversee the effort as a “special envoy” for integrating refugees into the labor market.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
The London General Omnibus Company is appointing one lady and a number of men to act as interpreters and guides.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
