Appoint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

create and charge with a task or function

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹdɪoʊptˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈɔɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈɔɪnt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹdɪoʊptˈoʊsɪs/.

Examples

nominate a committee
He was appointed deputy manager
She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

constitute nominate charge name

Parts of Speech

verb	create and charge with a task or function “nominate a committee”
verb	assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to “He was appointed deputy manager”
verb	furnish “a beautifully appointed house”

Word Forms

appointive	adjective	relating to the act of appointing
appointee	noun	a person who is appointed to a job or position
naming	noun	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
nominative	adjective	appointed by nomination
nomination	noun	the act of officially naming a candidate
charge	noun	a person committed to your care

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ernennen

Erstellen und belasten Sie sie mit einer Aufgabe oder Funktion

🇫🇷French

nommer

créer et charger une tâche ou une fonction

🇪🇸Spanish

nombrar

crear y cargar con una tarea o función

🇮🇹Italian

nominare

creare e incaricarsi di un compito o di una funzione

🇳🇱Dutch

aanstellen

een taak of functie creëren en ermee belasten

🇵🇹Portuguese

nomear

criar e cobrar uma tarefa ou função

🇷🇺Russian

назначать

создать и зарядить задачей или функцией

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नियुक्त करना

किसी कार्य या फ़ंक्शन को बनाएं और चार्ज करें

🇧🇩Bengali

নিয়োগ

একটি টাস্ক বা ফাংশন তৈরি করুন এবং চার্জ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நியமிக்க

ஒரு பணி அல்லது செயல்பாட்டை உருவாக்கி சார்ஜ் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నియమిస్తారు

ఒక టాస్క్ లేదా ఫంక్షన్‌తో సృష్టించండి మరియు ఛార్జ్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नियुक्त करा

कार्य किंवा कार्य तयार करा आणि चार्ज करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિમણૂક

કાર્ય અથવા કાર્ય સાથે બનાવો અને ચાર્જ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇಮಕ

ಕಾರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯದೊಂದಿಗೆ ರಚಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಚಾರ್ಜ್ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമിക്കുക

ഒരു ടാസ്‌ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫംഗ്‌ഷൻ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് സൃഷ്‌ടിക്കുകയും ചാർജ് ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਾਓ ਅਤੇ ਚਾਰਜ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقرری

کسی کام یا فنکشن کے ساتھ بنائیں اور چارج کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

委

创建并负责任务或功能

🇯🇵Japanese

任命する

タスクまたは機能を作成して実行する

🇰🇷Korean

정하다

작업이나 기능을 생성하고 청구합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bổ nhiệm

tạo và phụ trách một nhiệm vụ hoặc chức năng

🇹🇭Thai

แต่งตั้ง

สร้างและชาร์จด้วยงานหรือฟังก์ชัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menunjuk

membuat dan membebankan tugas atau fungsi

🇵🇭Filipino

humirang

lumikha at singilin ang isang gawain o function

🇲🇾Malay

melantik

buat dan caj dengan tugas atau fungsi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعيين

إنشاء وشحن مهمة أو وظيفة

🇮🇷Persian

منصوب کند

ایجاد و شارژ با یک کار یا عملکرد

🇹🇷Turkish

atamak

bir görev veya işlev oluşturun ve ücretlendirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַנוֹת

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