transcription, транскрипция: [ əpɔɪntmənt ]
( appointments)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
...his appointment as foreign minister in 1985.
N-VAR : usu with poss , oft N to/as n
2.
An appointment is a job or position of responsibility.
Mr Fay is to take up an appointment as a researcher with the Royal Society.
= post
N-COUNT
3.
If you have an appointment with someone, you have arranged to see them at a particular time, usually in connection with their work or for a serious purpose.
She has an appointment with her accountant...
...a dental appointment.
N-COUNT : oft N with n , N to-inf
4.
If something can be done by appointment , people can arrange in advance to do it at a particular time.
Viewing is by appointment only.
PHRASE