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# appointed

«appointed» in Mova's school dictionary: **chosen officially for a job or role** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (past of «appoint»: appoint, appoints, appointed, appointing); adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Appointed means chosen officially for a job or role. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#m1)

2) (formal, adjective) Appointed means fixed or agreed: «at the appointed time». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#m2)

3) (formal) Well-appointed means well equipped and nicely furnished. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school life: a new head teacher is appointed; pupils are appointed as monitors or prefects. In formal language: «arrive at the appointed hour». In news: ministers are appointed.

### examples

- Mrs Lee was appointed as our new head teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#x1)
- Jack was appointed class captain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#x2)
- We met at the appointed place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#x3)
- The judge was appointed by the government. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#x4)
- Arrive at the appointed time, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#x5)
- The hotel rooms were well appointed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#x6)
- On the day appointed for the race the two started together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/#x7)

### note

Noun: appointment (also meaning a planned meeting, like a dentist appointment). Double «p». «Appointed» means chosen, not elected by votes.

### In the corpora

- [And he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1252/)
- [And the LORD appointed a set time, saying: 'Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.239/)
- [These are the appointed seasons of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their appointed season.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.668/)
- [And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the appointed seasons of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.708/)
- ['Let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.378/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «appointed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appointed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.