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. — deniko

    ruИзвините. У меня назначена ещё одна встреча. — Hellerick

    deVerzeihung, ich habe noch einen anderen Termin. — lilygilder

  2. Tom didn't show up for the appointment.

    Том не з'явився на зустріч. — deniko

    ruТом не явился на встречу. — marafon

  3. He is always on time for an appointment.

    Він завжди приходить вчасно на зустрічі. — deniko

    ruОн всегда приходит на встречи вовремя. — marafon

    deEr kommt immer pünktlich zu einer Verabredung. — Manfredo

  4. I have an appointment in less than an hour.

    У мене зустріч менш ніж за годину. — deniko

    deIch habe in unter einer Stunde einen Termin. — Waldelfe

  5. I've got an appointment.

    У мене зустріч. — deniko

    ruУ меня встреча. — marafon

    deIch habe einen Termin. — christian63

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.

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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
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