appointment (əˈpɔɪntmənt
)
Definitions
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
Synonyms
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- British English:
appointment
The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it....his appointment as foreign minister.əˈpɔɪntmənt NOUN ...his appointment as foreign minister.
- Spanish:
cita
nf
- French:
rendez-vous
nm
- German:
Verabredung
nf
- Chinese: 任命 n
- Arabic: موعد n
- Portuguese: nomeação nf
- Russian: назначение nnt
- Croatian: dogovor nm
- Czech: schůzka nf
- Danish: udnævnelse nutr
- Dutch: aanstelling nf
- Finnish: tapaaminen n
- Greek: ραντεβού nnt
- Italian: appuntamento nm
- Japanese: 予約 n
- Korean: 약속 n
- Norwegian: avtale nm
- Polish: spotkanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: compromisso nm
- European Spanish:
cita
nf
- Swedish: utnämning nutr
- Thai: การแต่งตั้ง n
- Turkish: randevu n
- Vietnamese: cuộc hẹn n
Usage examples
She had an appointment tomorrow which, despite the events of the week, she was determined to keep.
, AFTERMATH (2001)The area is teeming with highly personal gardens, many of which are open to the public only by prior appointment.
Country Life (2004)The appointment was announced yesterday by the UN Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan.
Irish Times (2002)Mr Lynch is an international businessman who arranged a holiday in New York before his appointment to visitscotland.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Chapin decided to stay to complete the plans for the next two seasons, as well as to finalise Levine's appointment.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)