appoint

nombrar, designar

Elegir oficialmente a alguien para un puesto o una responsabilidad.

En inglés sencillo: To choose someone officially for a job or responsibility.

• They appointed a new manager.
• The board appointed her chair last month.
• Who will appoint someone to lead the investigation?

Cómo se usa: appoint someone as something (They appointed Maya as director.); appoint someone to something (The mayor appointed him to the committee.); appoint someone to do something (We appointed a lawyer to handle the sale.)

Sinónimos: name, designate, assign

Antónimos: dismiss

Expresiones frecuentes: appoint someone, appoint a manager, appoint someone chair

fijar, señalar

Elegir oficialmente la hora o la fecha en que ocurrirá algo.

En inglés sencillo: To officially choose a time or date for something to happen.

• They appointed a date for the meeting.
• We arrived at the appointed hour.
• Has the judge appointed a day for the hearing?

Cómo se usa: appoint a time for something (The council appointed a time for the hearing.)

Sinónimos: set, fix, schedule

Expresiones frecuentes: appoint a time, appoint a date, appoint a day