I am going to appoint you to the position of treasurer.
•Fred tried to appoint himself to the board of directors, but it violated the by-laws.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
appoint */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɔɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms appoint : present tense I/you/we/they appoint he/she/it appoints present participle appointing past tense appointed past participle appointed 1) to choose someone to do a particular job or have a… … English dictionary
appoint — ap|point [ ə pɔınt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position: We need to appoint a new treasurer. the newly appointed editor of the magazine appoint someone (as) something: Picard has been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appoint — ap‧point [əˈpɔɪnt] verb [transitive] 1. to choose someone for a job or position: • The company appointed a new chairman last week. appoint somebody to do something • It can appoint a foreign company to manufacture its product under licence.… … Financial and business terms
appoint — ap|point W2S2 [əˈpɔınt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apointier to arrange , from point] 1.) to choose someone for a position or a job ▪ officials appointed by the government appoint sb to sth ▪ He s been appointed to the State… … Dictionary of contemporary English
appoint — verb (T) 1 to choose someone for a position or a job: They appointed a new teacher at the school. | appoint (sb) as sth: O Connell was appointed as Chairman of the Council. | The School Board have appointed her Superintendent of the city s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… … English dictionary
make — verb (makes, making, made) 1》 form by putting parts together or combining substances. ↘(make something into) alter something so that it forms (something else). ↘arrange bedclothes tidily on (a bed) ready for use. ↘Electronics complete … English new terms dictionary
set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… … English World dictionary
give — I [[t]gɪ̱v[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ gives, giving, gave, given 1) VERB: no cont You can use give with nouns that refer to physical actions. The whole expression refers to the performing of the action. For example, She gave a… … English dictionary
control — 50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary 1. For legal purposes, usually owning in excess of 50% of the voting rights of a company or having the right to appoint directors on the company s board with a majority of … Financial and business terms
employ — em‧ploy [ɪmˈplɔɪ] verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to pay someone to work for you: • The company employs 2000 people worldwide. employ somebody as something • He is employed as a baggage handler at the airport. employ somebody to do something … Financial and business terms
