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- DictionaryAp·point·ment/əˈpointmənt/
noun
- 1. an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place: "she made an appointment with my receptionist"
- 2. an act of appointing; assigning a job or position to someone: "prior to her appointment as CEO, she served as the company's chief financial officer"
APPOINTMENT definition: 1. a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place: 2. at a…. Learn more.
An appointment is a formal date or plan to meet at the appointed time. Whether you have a doctor’s appointment, a hair appointment, or a 1 o’clock lunch appointment, you need to be there — or you’ll have a broken appointment. It’s easier to remember your appointments if you write them down!
4 days ago · 1. variable noun. The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it. His appointment to the cabinet would please the right wing. Synonyms: selection, naming, election, choosing More Synonyms of appointment. 2. countable noun. An appointment is a job or position of responsibility.
noun. uk / əˈpɔɪntmənt / us. appointment noun (TIME) Add to word list Add to word list. A2. a time you have arranged to meet someone or go somewhere: a doctor's/ dental appointment. I made an appointment with my hairdresser for next Monday. Fewer examples. I've made an appointment with the doctor.
1. a. The act of appointing or designating someone for an office or position. b. The office or position to which one has been appointed. 2. An arrangement to do something or meet someone at a particular time and place. See Synonyms at engagement. 3. appointments Furnishings, fittings, or equipment. 4.
noun. appointments. The act of appointing or designating someone for an office or position. American Heritage. An appointing or being appointed; specif., a naming or selecting for an office, position, etc. Webster's New World. The office or position to which one has been appointed. American Heritage. A person so selected. Webster's New World.
1, 2. assignation, rendezvous, tryst, date. 4. Appointment, office, post, station all refer to kinds of duty or employment. Appointment refers to a position to which one is assigned, as by a high government official. Office often suggests a position of trust or authority.
