appoint

nominare, designare

Scegliere ufficialmente qualcuno per un incarico o una responsabilità.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: name, designate, assign

Contrari: dismiss

Espressioni comuni: appoint someone, appoint a manager, appoint someone chair

fissare, stabilire

Stabilire ufficialmente l'ora o la data in cui avverrà qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: appoint a time for something (The council appointed a time for the hearing.)

Sinonimi: set, fix, schedule

Espressioni comuni: appoint a time, appoint a date, appoint a day