appointment

ap|point|ment

W2S1 [əˈpɔıntmənt] n

1.)

an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose

appointment with

▪ She has an appointment with a client at 10.30.

▪ You should phone his secretary if you want to make an appointment .

▪ I have an appointment to see the doctor.

▪ Please give us plenty of notice if you have to cancel an appointment .

▪ For the third time in a row, she had failed to keep her appointment .

▪ I was already forty-five minutes late for a dental appointment .

▪ All consultations are by appointment only .

2.) [U and C]

when someone is chosen for a position or job

appointment of

▪ Other changes included the appointment of a new Foreign Minister.

appointment as

▪ They congratulated him on his appointment as chairman.

3.)

a job or position, usually involving some responsibility

appointment as

▪ He has taken up an appointment as Professor of Chemistry.

4.) by appointment to the Queen

BrE a phrase that can be used by a business that sells goods or services to the Queen

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

have an appointment

make an appointment

an appointment to do something

book an appointment British English

schedule an appointment American English (=make an appointment)

cancel an appointment

miss an appointment

keep an appointment (=go to an appointment you have arranged)

doctor's/dentist's/dental appointment

by appointment (only) (=only if you make an appointment in advance)

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