appointment
noun
uk
/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ us
/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/appointment noun (ARRANGEMENT)
A2 [ C ]
make an appointment I'd like to make an appointment with Dr Evans, please.
[ + to infinitive ] I've got an appointment to see Ms Edwards at two o'clock.
I've got 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.
- 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.
by appointment
Xem thêm - 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.
- acquaintance
- ayup
- bump into someone
- conclave
- counter-rally
- cross someone's path/cross paths with someone idiom
- make yourself known idiom
- mass
- meeting
- muster point
- open house
- paths cross idiom
- pay your respects idiom
- play date
- power breakfast
- power lunch
- re-encounter
- re-meet
- rendezvous
- respect
appointment noun (JOB)
C2 [ C or U ]
make an appointment Our department expects to make five new appointments (= appoint five new people) this year alone.
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- 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.