"appoint" in German to appoint etw. anberaumen festsetzen bestimmen zuteilen Detailed translations for "appoint" to appoint 1. adminstration to appoint(also: to fix, to call, to schedule sth.) etw. anberaumen{transitive verb} 2. other to appoint(also: to assign, to establish, to determine sth.) festsetzen to appoint(also: to assign, to constitute, to ordain, to prearrange) bestimmen{transitive verb} We should call Child Services and have them appoint a guardian for Matty. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Wir sollten das Jugendamt anrufen und sie einen Vormund für Matty bestimmen lassen. to appoint zuteilen{transitive verb}