See appoint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{ "forms": [ { "form": "appoint" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [ { "word": "appointment" } ], "senses": [ { "examples": [ { "text": "They appointed him director.", "translation": "Τον διόρισαν διευθυντή." }, { "text": "She was appointed to the vacant post.", "translation": "Διορίστηκε στην κενή θέση." }, { "text": "The President appointed him chief advisor/Secretary of State.", "translation": "Ο Πρόεδρος τον διόρισε πρώτο σύμβουλό του/Υπουργό Εξωτερικών." }, { "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: designate, name και nominate" } ], "glosses": [ "διορίζω, επιλέγω κάποιον για μια δουλειά ή κάποια ευθύνη" ] }, { "categories": [ "Επίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)" ], "examples": [ { "text": "on the appointed day - την ορισμένη μέρα" }, { "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη determine" } ], "glosses": [ "ορίζω, αποφασίζω τον χρόνο ή τον τόπο για να κάνω κάτι" ], "raw_tags": [ "επίσημο" ] } ], "word": "appoint" }
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