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appoint
verb
to
choose
someone
officially
for
a
job
or
position
of
responsibility
•
The
board
of
directors
appointed
Maria
as
the
new
CEO
.
The
board
of
directors
appointed
Maria
as
the
new
CEO
.
•
The
president
appointed
a
panel
of
experts
to
investigate
the
issue
.
The
president
appointed
a
panel
of
experts
to
investigate
the
issue
.
Middle
English
apointen
,
from
Old
French
apointer
‘
arrange
,
settle
’,
from
a
point
‘
to
a
point
’.
verb
to
decide
on
a
time
or
place
for
something
to
happen
•
The
ceremony
was
appointed
for
ten
o
’
clock
exactly
.
The
ceremony
was
appointed
for
ten
o
’
clock
exactly
.
•
The
lawyer
requested
that
a
new
date
be
appointed
for
the
hearing
.
The
lawyer
requested
that
a
new
date
be
appointed
for
the
hearing
.
Same
historical
root
as
sense
1
,
with
a
specialized
meaning
of
‘
assign
to
a
specific
time
or
place
’.
appointment
noun
a
planned
meeting
with
someone
at
a
specific
time
and
place
•
I
have
an
appointment
with
the
dentist
at
3
p
.
m
.
I
have
an
appointment
with
the
dentist
at
3
p
.
m
.
•
Please
book
an
appointment
before
you
come
to
the
embassy
.
Please
book
an
appointment
before
you
come
to
the
embassy
.
From
Middle
French
appointement
,
from
Old
French
apointement
,
from
apointer
“
to
arrange
,
settle
;
to
appoint
.”
noun
a
job
or
position
given
to
someone
,
especially
in
government
or
an
organization
•
Her
most
recent
appointment
is
as
ambassador
to
Spain
.
Her
most
recent
appointment
is
as
ambassador
to
Spain
.
•
The
committee
approved
his
appointment
to
the
board
of
directors
.
The
committee
approved
his
appointment
to
the
board
of
directors
.
Sense
developed
from
the
idea
of
something
formally
arranged
: “
a
position
assigned
.”
noun
the
act
of
choosing
someone
for
a
job
or
position
•
The
appointment
of
a
new
CEO
boosted
investor
confidence
.
The
appointment
of
a
new
CEO
boosted
investor
confidence
.
•
Parliament
debated
the
appointment
of
the
chief
justice
for
hours
.
Parliament
debated
the
appointment
of
the
chief
justice
for
hours
.
Derived
from
earlier
sense
of
‘
appoint
’
meaning
‘
assign
officially
.’
disappointed
adjective
Feeling
sad
,
unhappy
,
or
let
down
because
something
did
not
meet
your
hopes
or
expectations
.
•
Lena
was
disappointed
when
the
concert
was
cancelled
at
the
last
minute
.
Lena
was
disappointed
when
the
concert
was
cancelled
at
the
last
minute
.
•
The
team
felt
disappointed
after
losing
the
championship
game
.
The
team
felt
disappointed
after
losing
the
championship
game
.
verb
Past
tense
and
past
participle
of
disappoint
.
•
The
sudden
storm
disappointed
the
hikers
who
hoped
for
clear
skies
.
The
sudden
storm
disappointed
the
hikers
who
hoped
for
clear
skies
.
•
Her
careless
comment
deeply
disappointed
her
friend
.
Her
careless
comment
deeply
disappointed
her
friend
.