collocation · neutral
make an appointment
UK/meɪk ən əˈpɔɪntmənt/US/meɪk æn əˈpɔɪntmənt/make·an·ap·POINT·ment
to arrange a meeting with someone at a particular time
Examples
“I need to make an appointment with my dentist next week.”
“Call the clinic to make an appointment.”
“She made an appointment to see a specialist about her back pain.”
Band 8 sentence
“I made an appointment with a cardiologist because my GP was concerned about my blood pressure.”
Collocations
- make an appointment with a doctor
- make an appointment online
Word family
Common mistakes
make appointment→make an appointment
fix appointment→make an appointment
Say it for a higher band
5fix appointment→6book an appointment→7+make an appointment
Synonyms
book an appointment
schedule an appointment
Easily confused
book an appointment
“I booked an appointment with the consultant for Friday morning.”
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