Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to appoint
Participle: appointed
Gerund: appointing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | appoint |
| you | appoint |
| he;she;it | appoints |
| we | appoint |
| you | appoint |
| they | appoint |
Perfect
| I | have appointed |
| you | have appointed |
| he;she;it | has appointed |
| we | have appointed |
| you | have appointed |
| they | have appointed |
Past
| I | appointed |
| you | appointed |
| he;she;it | appointed |
| we | appointed |
| you | appointed |
| they | appointed |
Pluperfect
| I | had appointed |
| you | had appointed |
| he;she;it | had appointed |
| we | had appointed |
| you | had appointed |
| they | had appointed |
Future
| I | will appoint |
| you | will appoint |
| he;she;it | will appoint |
| we | will appoint |
| you | will appoint |
| they | will appoint |
Future Perfect
| I | will have appointed |
| you | will have appointed |
| he;she;it | will have appointed |
| we | will have appointed |
| you | will have appointed |
| they | will have appointed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | appoint |
| you | appoint |
| he;she;it | appoint |
| we | appoint |
| you | appoint |
| they | appoint |
Perfect
| I | have appointed |
| you | have appointed |
| he;she;it | have appointed |
| we | have appointed |
| you | have appointed |
| they | have appointed |
Imperfect
| I | appointed |
| you | appointed |
| he;she;it | appointed |
| we | appointed |
| you | appointed |
| they | appointed |
Pluperfect
| I | had appointed |
| you | had appointed |
| he;she;it | had appointed |
| we | had appointed |
| you | had appointed |
| they | had appointed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would appoint |
| you | would appoint |
| he;she;it | would appoint |
| we | would appoint |
| you | would appoint |
| they | would appoint |
Perfect
| I | would have appointed |
| you | would have appointed |
| he;she;it | would have appointed |
| we | would have appointed |
| you | would have appointed |
| they | would have appointed |
Imperative
| you | appoint |
| we | Let's appoint |
| you | appoint |
Verbs conjugated like 'appoint'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'appoint'
appoynt,
abjoint,
annoint,
anoint,
apport,
aroint,
point,
reappoint,
repoint,
unappoint,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- assign
- designate, select, name, nominate, commission, elect, place, set
- direct
- command, order, require, ordain, decree, constitute
- equip
- accouter, apparel, outfit, rig, supply, decorate, furnish
Antonyms
- assign
- withhold, retain, withdraw, refuse
- direct
- mislead, divert, deceive
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1374, from O.Fr.
apointier "to arrange, settle, place," from
apointer "duly, fitly," from phrase
à point "to the point," from
a- "to" +
point "point," from L.
punctum. The ground sense is "to come to a point about (a matter), agree, settle."
Appointment first recorded 1417; meaning "agreement or arrangement for a meeting" is from c.1530; sense of "act of placing in office" is from 1658.
2. From Middle English apointen, borrowed from Old French apointier (“to prepare, arrange, lean, place”) (French appointer (“to give a salary, refer a cause”)), from Late Latin appunctō (“to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a controversy, or the points in an agreement”); Latin ad + punctum (“a point”). See point. See: Old French '
apointier', French '
appointer'.
Verbs referencing "appoint"
Spanish
apuntar, Maltese
appunta, Welsh
apwyntio, Cornish
apoyntya.
Sample Sentences
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[...] like them were over-looked by the person contracting for their labour, or by some agent of his appointment. In addition to this, they are every moment liable to be visited by the prison officers appointed for that purpose.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the most dreadful visitation to which our nature is exposed has fallen, must wear the glasses of some wretched side in Politics ? Will it be believed that the governor of such a house as this, is appointed, and deposed, and changed perpetually, as Parties fluctuate and vary, and as their despicable weathercocks are blown this way or that ? A hundred times in every week, some new most paltry [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] upon the homes of their countrymen, and elevate their character in other lands, was most earnestly testified by their reception of Washington Irving, my dear friend, who had recently been appointed Minister at the court of Spain, and who was among them that night, in his new character, for the first and last time before going abroad. I sincerely believe that in all the madness of American [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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After going round the town, the procession repaired to a certain appointed place, where, as the printed programme set forth, it would be received by the children of the different free schools, ‘ singing Temperance Songs. ’ I was prevented from getting there, in time to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Whew ! cousin, ” said Augustine. “ What will the Abolition Society think ? They'll have a day of fasting appointed for this backsliding, if you become a slaveholder ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Mr. Shelby showed his confidence in his wife's ability, by appointing her sole executrix upon his estates; and thus immediately a large and complicated amount of business was brought upon her hands.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)