appoints
Sayuh-POYNTS/əˈpɔɪnts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of appoint.
The board appoints a new director whenever the position falls vacant.
The governor appoints members to the state commission for fixed terms.
Note
The -s ending marks a singular third-person subject: the board appoints, she appoints, but they appoint. Every use of the verb is transitive, so this form always needs an object: a person named to a post, a time fixed for a meeting, a room fitted out, or property assigned to someone's use. The old meaning of ordaining by decree is obsolete, so modern sentences no longer carry that weight.
appoints is a form of appoint
appoint, verb: To name someone to a post or official role. Full entry
- Forms
- appointappoints he/she/itappointing -ing formappointed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- appoint → appoints: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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