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Get to know Appoint better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like constitute or fit.

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Appoint in a sentence

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Appoint | Appointed | Appointment | Appointments | Appointing | Appointees | Appoints | Appointee | Appointive

Appoint meaning

  1. To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
  2. To name (someone to a post or role).
  3. To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.

Synonyms of Appoint

constitute fit out fit equip charge institute plant found establish nominate name outfit

Related words

Other words often associated with Appoint or its synonyms:

make initiate pioneer furnish supply open set garb create dress render abolish

Using Appoint

  • The main meaning on this page is: To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement. | To name (someone to a post or role). | To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
  • Useful related words include: constitute, fit out, fit, equip.
  • In the example corpus, appoint often appears in combinations such as: to appoint, appoint the, will appoint.

Context around Appoint

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

soon 1× must 1× may 1× now 1×

Often after:

five 1× key 1× qualified 1× forensic 1× aldrich 1× black 1× julie 1×

Sentence patterns with Appoint

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

would also appoint one member 2× and also appoint a specialist 1× and to appoint all members 1× appoint in charge 1× appoint the person 1× authorities to appoint a dedicated 1× biden will appoint julie chavez 1× board would appoint aldrich who 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a leading figure 1× a top accountancy 1× abbott also a 1× adeyanju said tinubu 1× again first and 1× an interview process 1×

Common sentence endings:

a crucial election 1× a health commissioner 1× appoint an examiner 1× appoint forensic auditors 1× built for woodley 1× councillor hazel simmons 1×

Words around Appoint

Just before it in the word index:

appoh 3 appo 6 appnexus 2 appmon 2 applying 1.727 applyboard 5

Just after it in the word index:

appointed 5.968 appointee 139 appointees 293 appointing 380 appointive 7 appointment 3.340

Similar in corpus frequency:

altitude 986 backgrounds 986 linebacker 986 liver 986 remotely 986 theresa 986

Corpus analysis for Appoint

  • In this selection, "appoint" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, soon, must, may, five, key and qualified stand out and add context to how "appoint" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include would also appoint one member and and also appoint a specialist. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "appoint" sits close to words such as altitude, backgrounds and linebacker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with appoint

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Appoint in-charge in all the districts and strengthen the organization. (11 words)

Appoint the person and let him go and do his job. (11 words)

Abbott, also a supporter of Trump, now must appoint a temporary replacement for Paxton. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

All in all, there seemed to be no doubt that the Select Board would appoint Aldrich, who has tended to be the top vote-getter of anyone seeking office in Chester, to both positions when they meet to make appointments later this month. (43 words)

Birmingham’s chief executive officer, Garry Cook, added: “When the opportunity presents itself to appoint a manager who shares your ambition and is both a student and a great of the game, then you act. This is what we have done. (41 words)

Now funding has been approved, the council will appoint a building contractor to construct the new Joseph Norton Academy and also appoint a specialist contractor to clear the Fernside Avenue site, ahead of a new school being built for Woodley. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Health experts have urged the civic authorities to appoint a dedicated health commissioner to look after the city’s health care infrastructure, following which the civic body had announced that it would soon appoint a health commissioner.

Now funding has been approved, the council will appoint a building contractor to construct the new Joseph Norton Academy and also appoint a specialist contractor to clear the Fernside Avenue site, ahead of a new school being built for Woodley.

Besides having the rights to appoint five of the 10 directors, the IGE group can appoint key management personnel including the chairman, MD, president and CEO.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors would also appoint one member, while the governor would also appoint one member to represent the state, according to Wiener’s office.

Zec has the power to appoint the chief elections officer and there is no good reason why it did not appoint a substantive executive head before a crucial election.

The president is empowered to appoint the prime minister and full cabinet of ministers and the judges of the three national courts, subject to the approval of the Oliy Majlis, and to appoint all members of lower courts.

Abbott, also a supporter of Trump, now must appoint a temporary replacement for Paxton.

Adeyanju said Tinubu should appoint qualified technocrats as ministers because he owes former governors nothing.

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After more than two years with an interim chief leading the Berkeley Police Department, the City Council may appoint a permanent chief Thursday.

Again: first and foremost, he will look to appoint the best person possible, regardless of the politics.

A leading figure from the SNP’s trade union has threatened to resign if the party does not now appoint forensic auditors.

All in all, there seemed to be no doubt that the Select Board would appoint Aldrich, who has tended to be the top vote-getter of anyone seeking office in Chester, to both positions when they meet to make appointments later this month.

An interview process is under way to appoint the ruling group’s executive, according to Labour borough council leader and Lewsey councillor Hazel Simmons.

Appoint in-charge in all the districts and strengthen the organization.

Appoint the person and let him go and do his job.

As a first step, the civic body will appoint a chartered accountancy firm to study and advise on the revision.

At least 17 states and the District of Columbia have supported the U.S. motion to appoint an examiner.

A top accountancy body is under fire for failing to appoint black and minority ethnic directors to its board.

Biden will appoint Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a senior White House official, to run his campaign.

Birmingham’s chief executive officer, Garry Cook, added: “When the opportunity presents itself to appoint a manager who shares your ambition and is both a student and a great of the game, then you act. This is what we have done.

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Common combinations with appoint

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "appoint" in a sentence?
An example: "Health experts have urged the civic authorities to appoint a dedicated health commissioner to look after the city’s health care infrastructure, following which the civic body had announced that it would soon appoint a health commissioner." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "appoint" from authentic English texts.
What does "appoint" mean?
Appoint means: To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
What are synonyms of "appoint"?
Common synonyms of "appoint" include: constitute, fit out, fit, equip, charge, institute, plant, found. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "appoint" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "appoint", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.