noun
1 agreement to meet sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ important , urgent
▪ first , initial
▪ follow-up
▪ scheduled
▪ missed
▪
Patients may be charged for missed ~s.
▪ business
▪ dental , dentist
▪ doctor's , medical
▪ hospital , outpatient (both esp. BrE )
▪
The hospital needs to allow more time for outpatient ~s.
▪ hair , nail
▪ therapy ( esp. AmE )
VERB + APPOINTMENT
▪ have
▪ arrange , book , fix ( esp. BrE ), make , schedule ( esp. AmE ), set up
▪
I'd like to make an ~ to see the doctor, please.
▪ reschedule
▪ get
▪
I didn't know if I would get an ~ at such short notice.
▪ give sb
▪
Tom has been given an ~ at the local hospital.
▪ attend , keep
▪
He failed to keep his ~.
▪ forget , miss
▪
She has already missed three ~s.
▪ cancel
APPOINTMENT + NOUN
▪ book , calendar ( AmE )
▪
The receptionist checked the ~ book.
▪ time
▪
I assume he'll come at his usual 10 a.m. ~ time.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
Viewing is only allowed by ~.
▪ with an ~ , without an ~
▪
He called without an ~.
▪ ~ with
▪
an ~ with a doctor
2 ( esp. BrE ) job/position
ADJECTIVE
▪ permanent , temporary
▪ lifetime ( AmE )
▪ tenured ( AmE )
▪ full-time , part-time
▪ senior
▪ public ( BrE )
▪ court , judicial (both BrE , AmE )
▪ cabinet ( BrE , AmE ), federal ( AmE ), government ( BrE ), ministerial ( BrE ), political ( BrE , AmE )
▪ executive
▪ academic ( BrE , AmE ), faculty ( AmE ), university
VERB + APPOINTMENT
▪ hold
▪
Employees may not hold any other ~s.
▪ give sb , offer sb
▪
He was offered an ~ in the English Department.
▪ accept
▪ get , obtain , receive
▪ take up
▪
He takes up his ~ in January.
▪ resign , resign from
▪
Ms Green resigned her ~ as our regional representative.
▪ terminate
▪
The college terminated the ~s of six professors.
▪ secure
▪
The President secured the ~ of a close friend.
3 choosing sb for job
ADJECTIVE
▪ key
▪
The company has made five key ~s at its Chicago office.
▪ formal ( esp. BrE ), official
▪ presidential ( AmE )
▪ staff ( esp. BrE )
▪ recent
▪
the recent ~ of Lars Nittves as director
▪ new
▪
They announced a series of new ~s of key security officials.
VERB + APPOINTMENT
▪ make
▪ announce
▪ confirm
▪
The board has confirmed the ~ of Howard Kendall as Sales Manager.
▪ approve
▪ block
▪
Conservatives launched a furious campaign to block his ~.
APPOINTMENT + NOUN
▪ process
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
the first ~s to the new government