tap someone for something

tap someone (for something)

tv. to select someone for some purpose or position. The committee tapped John to run for Congress.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wilhelmina	vil-hel-MEE-nah (Dutch)	Dutch, German, Polish, English
Yosyp	-	Ukrainian
'Ashtoret	-	Biblical Hebrew, Near Eastern Mythology
Shevaun	shə-VAWN (English)	Irish, English (Rare)
Yehochanan	-	Biblical Hebrew
RamŪNas	-	Lithuanian