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appointment
[ uh-point-muhnt ]
noun
- a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement:
We made an appointment to meet again.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a meeting set for a specific time or place:
I'm late for my appointment.
Synonyms: , , ,
- the act of appointing, designating, or placing in office:
to fill a vacancy by appointment.
- an office, position, or the like, to which a person is appointed:
He received his appointment as ambassador to Italy.
- Usually appointments. equipment, furnishings, or accouterments.
- appointments, accouterments for a soldier or a horse.
- Ѳè. a horse-show class in which the contestant need not be a member of a hunt but must wear regulation hunt livery. Compare Corinthian ( def 9 ).
- Archaic. decree; ordinance.
appointment
/ əˈɔɪԳٳəԳ /
noun
- an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time
- the act of placing in a job or position
- the person who receives such a job or position
- the job or position to which such a person is appointed
- usually plural a fixture or fitting
- property law nomination to an interest in property under a deed or will
Other Word Forms
- a·ǾԳmԳ adjective
- a·ǾԳmԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of appointment1
Idioms and Phrases
see make an appointment .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This meant it was unable to operate its appointments system at a time of intense demand, and it had to move to paper appointments.
Lam called it a “tragedy,” but his phone still pings with political newbies scheduling appointments to visit with him for advice, an endorsement or a donation.
But Sciver-Brunt's appointment also felt inevitable considering England's lack of other leadership options, having failed to implement a proper succession plan despite the considerable length of Knight's tenure.
The videos, which now number more than 260, have become appointment viewing for movie lovers, who relish watching their favorite artists rhapsodize about cinema in unrehearsed, genuine ways.
The Louisiana-born child and her family members were apprehended during a routine appointment at a New Orleans immigration office on 22 April, according to court documents.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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