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
Aleksandru	-	Medieval Slavic
Rosemonde	-	French
Heaven	HEV-ən	English (Modern)
Demetra	-	Italian, Romanian, Greek
Kiki	KEE-kee (English), kee-KEE (Greek)	English, German, Greek
Gillis	-	Dutch