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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Wells Fargo WFC -1.50%decrease; down pointing triangle Bank is appointing Chief Operating Officer Scott Powell as its next chief risk officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointing the rest.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
The company said it is appointing a new chief food safety officer and quality assurance officer.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
The court is appointing liquidators who will be in charge of selling off Evergrande’s assets to repay the money it owes.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
The Commissary-General is appointing many ladies to clerkships.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
