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appointment

n. countable
B1 Intermediate Oxford US //əˈpɔɪntmənt// UK //ɐpˈɔɪntmənt// ap·point·ment Archaic General-service

n. a formal arrangement to meet someone at a specific time and place. You use this for professional meetings, like seeing a doctor or a lawyer.

n. a formal arrangement to meet at a designated time and place; also refers to the act of assigning a person to a job or position.


SIMPLE

I have a dentist appointment at three o'clock.

CONTEXTUAL

Please call the office if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment with the consultant.

COMPLEX

The committee announced the appointment of a new director to oversee the legal department's transition to digital record-keeping.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.

Usage

Commonly takes the prepositions 'with' for people and 'at' or 'for' for times.

Pitfall

I have an appointment to the doctorI have an appointment with the doctorWhen referring to a meeting with a person, use the preposition 'with' rather than 'to'.

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