noun · informal
appointment
/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ap·POINT·ment
Band 6-7speakingtask1
an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time; or the act of assigning someone to a position
Examples
“I have a dentist appointment at nine tomorrow morning.”
“Her appointment as director was announced last week.”
“Please call to book an appointment.”
Band 8 sentence
“I scheduled an appointment with the careers adviser to discuss postgraduate options.”
Collocations
- make an appointment
- appointment with
- doctor's appointment
Word family
appoint verbappointment nounappointee noun
Common mistakes
I have appointment with doctor.→I have an appointment with the doctor.
She made a reservation for a doctor's appointment.→She made an appointment with the doctor.
Say it for a higher band
5plan→6meeting→7+appointment
Synonyms
meeting
reservation
Easily confused
meeting
“We have a meeting with the project team at two o'clock.”
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