appoint
Pronunciación: [əˈpɔɪnt]
Palabra
Contexto: «job or duty»
(verb) to choose someone for a specific job or position. It’s like deciding who gets to be the leader of a group or who will take care of a certain task.
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The school appointed a new principal to lead the students.
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They did not appoint anyone to fill the vacant position, leaving it unfilled.
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Who did you appoint to be in charge of the project?
Contexto: «time or place»
(verb) to set a specific time or place for something to happen. This could be like making an appointment to meet someone at a certain time.
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They have appointed the meeting for next Thursday at 3 PM.
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They did not appoint a specific time for the appointment, leaving it flexible.
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What time did they appoint for the next meeting?
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