appoint

nommer, désigner

Choisir officiellement quelqu'un pour un poste ou une responsabilité.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : name, designate, assign

Contraires : dismiss

Expressions courantes : appoint someone, appoint a manager, appoint someone chair

fixer, déterminer

Choisir officiellement l'heure ou la date à laquelle quelque chose aura lieu.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : appoint a time for something (The council appointed a time for the hearing.)

Synonymes : set, fix, schedule

Expressions courantes : appoint a time, appoint a date, appoint a day