Meaning

10 senses
  1. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.

    His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.

    Ernennung, Berufung

    назначе́ниеnaznačénije

    призна́ченняpryznáčennja, призна́чанняpryznáčannja, ви́значенняvýznačennja

    the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

  2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.

    the appointment of treasurer

    the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

  3. A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.

    договорённостьdogovorjónnostʹ, догово́рdogovór, до́говорdógovor

  4. An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.

    They made an appointment to meet at six.

    I’m leaving work early because I have a doctor’s appointment.

    Termin, Verabredung

    встре́чаvstréča, за́письzápisʹ, аппо́йнтментappójntmɛnt

    зу́стрічzústrič, за́писzápys, прийо́мpryjóm

  5. A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.

    to submit to the divine appointments

  6. The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.

    (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

  7. The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

  8. (in the plural)Equipment, furniture.

    (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

  9. (US)An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.

    to have an appointment

  10. (obsolete)The allowance paid to a public officer.

Examples

723 sentences
  1. I'm sorry. I have another appointment.

    Перепрошую, у мене ще одна зустріч.

    ruИзвините. У меня назначена ещё одна встреча.

    deVerzeihung, ich habe noch einen anderen Termin.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Tom didn't show up for the appointment.

    Том не з'явився на зустріч.

    ruТом не явился на встречу.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. He is always on time for an appointment.

    Він завжди приходить вчасно на зустрічі.

    ruОн всегда приходит на встречи вовремя.

    deEr kommt immer pünktlich zu einer Verabredung.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. I have an appointment in less than an hour.

    У мене зустріч менш ніж за годину.

    deIch habe in unter einer Stunde einen Termin.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. I've got an appointment.

    У мене зустріч.

    ruУ меня встреча.

    deIch habe einen Termin.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office:
arrangement for a meeting; an engagement:
Русский
By meaning 3
act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office:
stipulation; agreement:
arrangement for a meeting; an engagement:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office:
arrangement for a meeting; an engagement:

Origin

From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to

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

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: appointments
Singularappointment
Pluralappointments

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
act of appointing:dismissal

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • an an appointment
  • a doctor's appointment
  • an appointment with
  • late for appointments
  • doctor's appointment
  • cancel my appointment
  • an appointment for
  • appointment this morning
  • for his appointment
  • a dentist appointment
  • an appointment to
  • canceled his appointment

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
appointment — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto