Meaning of appointment in English

appointment

noun

/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ us

/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/

appointment noun (ARRANGEMENT)

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a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place:

dental appointment I have a dental appointment tomorrow morning.

medical appointment They have to travel to Fort William for a medical appointment.

make an appointment I'd like to make an appointment with Dr Evans, please.

cancel an appointment She had to cancel her dental appointment.

I have a two o'clock appointment with Ms Edwards.

keep an appointment If he didn't have a secretary to remind him, he wouldn't keep (= remember to be present at) any of his appointments.

miss an appointment That's the second appointment he's missed.

[ + to infinitive ] I've got an appointment to see Ms Edwards at two o'clock.

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an appointment

appointmentI made a dentist's appointment for Monday morning.
reservationI have a reservation for 8 pm.
bookingUK I have a booking in the name of Smith.
commitmentI have no commitments tomorrow, so let’s meet up in the morning.

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by appointment

at a previously arranged time:

House for sale, two bedrooms. Viewing by appointment only.

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I have a four o'clock appointment at the hairdresser's.
I'm a patient of Dr Stephens, please could I make an appointment to see her?
Would a ten o'clock appointment be more convenient for you?
The manager has no free appointments this week, I'm afraid.
Please cancel my appointments for tomorrow afternoon - I have to go to a funeral.

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Meeting people

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appointment noun (JOB)

C2 [ C or U ]

the act of officially choosing someone for a job, or the job itself:

new appointment The new appointment has been widely welcomed.

make an appointment Our department expects to make five new appointments (= appoint five new people) this year alone.

accept an appointment He was eventually prevailed upon to accept the appointment.

the appointment of someone We would like to announce the appointment of Julia Lewis as head of sales.

appointment as His appointment as senior lecturer has been confirmed.

Related word

appoint (PERSON)

Synonyms

job (EMPLOYMENT)
position  (RANK)
post  (JOB)
situation old use

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employment (WORK)

work noun (ACTIVITY)

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a job

jobShe got a job as a lab assistant.
occupationPlease fill in your name, age, and occupation.
postThere's a post for a lecturer open in my department.
positionShe's applied for a part-time editing position.
appointmentThere are going to be several new appointments in the department this year.
careerShe's had a very successful career in marketing.

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by appointment

in the UK, used by businesses to show that their goods and services are sold to a member of the royal family:

Apparently the lawnmower was made by appointment to HM the King.

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The appointment of a female director is a quantum leap for women's equality.

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Applying for a job

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(Definition of appointment from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

appointment | American Dictionary

appointment

noun [ C/U ]

/əˈpɔɪnt·mənt/

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a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place:

[ C ] I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow.

Idiom

by appointment

(Definition of appointment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

appointment | Business English

appointment

noun

/əˈpɔɪntmənt/ us

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[ C ]

a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place:

an appointment with sb What time is your appointment with the bank manager?

an appointment to do sth We have appointments to see several properties.

make/arrange/schedule an appointment If they want to see me, tell them to make an appointment.

doctor's/dentist's/medical appointment She's had a lot of time off work for medical appointments.

[ C or U ] HR

the act or process of choosing someone for a job:

The appointment of a new CEO is the next step in the evolution of the company.

sb's appointment as sth His appointment as chairman is likely to be announced this week.

sb's appointment to sth Her appointment to the company triggered a wholesale shake-up of the board.

The department needs to make several new appointments.

[ C ] HR

someone who is chosen for a job:

Some staff believe that Mr King was an unsuitable appointment.

by appointment

used to say that something can only be done at an agreed time that must be arranged first:

Personal shoppers are available by appointment.

Viewings are by appointment only.

COMMERCE

in the UK, used by businesses to show that their goods and services are sold to the Royal Family, and that they are therefore of good quality:

Their packaging identified them as suppliers of meat products "by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen".

Examples of appointment

appointment

Posttransplant patients were approached during their clinic f ollow-up appointments in which there was also ample time f or them to be approached.

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As my theory predicts, she first opted to implement less costly tools that were available to her, such as purges and patronage appointments.

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In this model the prime minister has proposal power over cabinet appointments and the president an ex post veto.

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Recall that the theoretical relationship between efficiency concerns and the incidence of non-partisan cabinet appointments is counter-intuitively negative.

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Finally, we turn to observable indicators of the cost to the president of refusing the slate of cabinet appointments proposed by the prime minister.

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Thus, the prime minister has agenda control over cabinet appointments, whereas the president has veto power.

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Patronage appointments were routine and extensive throughout the national public administration, not only in specific localities.

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The civil service competitions for appointments to various public bodies were often conducted improperly.

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She expected some control over cabinet appointments, and often worried about her closet being stormed.

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However, the influence of these clauses on actual appointments - top positions excepted - is far from clear.

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The latter is directed at curbing the political as opposed to the judicial criteria for appointments.

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In both countries the system of public appointments was significantly patrimonial, although they were significant differences in the scope and degree of politicisation.

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The composition books dating 1618-41 show stationers standing as surety for well over 300 clerical appointments.

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Patient perspectives explored emergency appointments, young people's needs, fertility awareness and patients access to their own records.

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The content of the envelope informed patients of the treatment group to which they had been allocated and outlined procedures regarding making appointments.

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Collocations with appointment

appointment

These are words often used in combination with appointment.

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cabinet appointment

We now model in game-theoretic terms the process of cabinet appointment in parliamentary democracies with a presidential head of state.

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dental appointment

I am grateful to him for that and for giving us sound advice on making a dental appointment.

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faculty appointment

He also held a faculty appointment in international business and political science.

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What is the pronunciation of appointment?

Translations of appointment

in Chinese (Traditional)

安排, 約會, 預約…

in Chinese (Simplified)

安排, 约会, 预约…

in Spanish

cita, nombramiento, cita [feminine]…

in Portuguese

consulta, agendamento, nomeação…

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ठरवलेली भेट, नेमणूक…

予約, 約束, 役職…

randevu, atama, görevlendirme…

rendez-vous [masculine], nomination [feminine], rendez-vous…

cita, càrrec, feina…

afspraak, aanstelling…

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்திலும் இடத்திலும் ஒருவரைச் சந்திப்பதற்கு அல்லது சந்திப்பதற்கான ஒரு முறையான ஏற்பாடு, ஒரு வேலைக்கு அல்லது வேலைக்காக அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக ஒருவரைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கும் செயல்…

किसी से भेंट या मुलाकात का समय और जगह तय करने की औपचारिक व्यवस्था, नियुक्ति…

નિયોજિત મુલાકાત., નિમણૂક, નિયુક્તિ કરવી…

aftale, udnævnelse, ansættelse…

[avtalat] möte, anställning, tjänst…

temujanji, perjanjian…

die Verabredung, der Termin, die Stelle…