noun · neutral
appointment
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/a·POINT·ment
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a arranged meeting or time to see someone (e.g. a doctor)
Examples
“I have an appointment with the dentist at three.”
“Can we change our appointment to next Monday?”
“She missed her appointment and had to wait another week.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually book medical appointments online because it's much faster than phoning the clinic.”
Collocations
- make an appointment / book an appointment
- keep/cancel an appointment
Word family
appoint verbappointed adjective / verb
Common mistakes
I have appointment with doctor.→I have an appointment with the doctor.
I need to wait for appointment.→I need to wait for an appointment.
Say it for a higher band
5meet with→6have an appointment→7+appointment
Synonyms
meeting
Easily confused
reservation
“I made a reservation at the restaurant for eight o'clock.”
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