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appointment [əˈpɔɪntmənt] n
1. an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time 2. the act of placing in a job or position 3. the person who receives such a job or position 4. the job or position to which such a person is appointed 5. (usually plural) a fixture or fitting 6. (Law) Property law nomination to an interest in property under a deed or will ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
appointment noun 1. selection, naming, election, choosing, choice, commissioning, delegation, nomination, installation, assignment, allotment, designation his appointment as foreign minister in 1985 2. job, office, position, post, situation, place, station, employment, assignment, berth (informal) He is to take up an appointment as a researcher with the Society. 3. meeting, interview, date, session, arrangement, consultation, engagement, fixture, rendezvous, tryst (archaic), assignation She has an appointment with her accountant. 4. appointee, candidate, representative, delegate, nominee, office-holder He is the new appointment at RSA. Translations appointment [əˈpɔɪntmənt] A. N 1. (= arrangement to meet) 1.1. (with client, bank manager etc) → cita f to meet sb by appointment → reunirse con algn mediante cita previa I have an appointment at ten → tengo cita a las diez do you have an appointment? (to caller) → ¿tiene usted cita? to keep an appointment → acudir a una cita to make an appointment (with sb) → concertar una cita(con algn) to make an appointment for three o'clock → pedir(una)cita para las tres 2. (to a job) → nombramiento m (to para) (= job) → puesto m, empleo m there are still several appointments to be made → todavía hay varios nombramientos por hacer "by appointment to HRH" → proveedores oficiales de S.A.R. "appointments (vacant)" (Press) → oferta de empleo 3. appointments (frm) (= furniture etc) → mobiliario msing B. CPD appointments board, appointments service N (Univ etc) → oficina f de colocación appointments bureau N → agencia f de colocaciones appointment [əˈpɔɪntmənt] n (= arrangement to meet) → rendez-vous m I've got a dental appointment → J'ai rendez-vous chez le dentiste. to make an appointment → prendre rendez-vous to make an appointment with sb → prendre rendez-vous avec qn by appointment → sur rendez-vous by appointment only → sur rendez-vous uniquement appointment n (= pre-arranged meeting) → Verabredung f; (= business appointment, appointment with doctor, lawyer etc) → Termin m → (with bei); to make or fix an appointment with somebody → mit jdm eine Verabredung treffen/einen Termin mit jdm vereinbaren; I made an appointment to see the doctor → ich habe mich beim Arzt angemeldet or mir beim Arzt einen Termin geben lassen; do you have an appointment? → sind Sie angemeldet?; to keep an appointment → einen Termin einhalten; by appointment → auf Verabredung; (on business, to see doctor, lawyer etc) → mit (Vor)anmeldung, nach Vereinbarung (= act of appointing) (to a job) → Einstellung f; (to a post) → Ernennung f; (to an office) → Berufung f → (to zu); his appointment to the position of treasurer → seine Bestellung zum Schatzmeister; this office is not filled by appointment but by election → für dieses Amt wird man nicht bestellt or berufen, sondern gewählt; “by appointment (to Her Majesty)” (on goods) → „königlicher Hoflieferant“ appointments appointment [əˈpɔɪntmənt] n a. (arrangement to meet) → appuntamento by appointment → su or per appuntamento have you an appointment? (to caller) → ha un appuntamento? to keep an appointment → non mancare a un appuntamento she won't be able to keep the appointment → non potrà venire all'appuntamento to make an appointment with sb → prendere un appuntamento con qn How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| An appointment with a shadowy Something in your own imagination, which appears and disappears, and leaves substantial writing behind it AN eminent Justice of the Supreme Court of Patagascar was accused of having obtained his appointment by fraud. He applied for, and obtained, an appointment in one of the colonies. |
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