appointment
Derived from the Old French 'aponter', meaning to arrange or to assign.
NOUN
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[/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/en-US]
arrangement
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meeting
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assignment
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scheduled time
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concept sentence
untranslatable
(No direct equivalent concept in ENGLISH)
Antonyms
cancellation
An appointment is a scheduled arrangement for a meeting or an event. It generally refers to a specific time set aside for a person to see someone else, often in a professional context, such as meeting a doctor or a business associate.
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| appointments |
- I have a doctor's appointment at 3 PM today. — 私は今日午後3時に医者の予約があります。
- She made an appointment to discuss her project with the manager. — 彼女はマネージャーとプロジェクトについて話し合うためにアポイントメントを取りました。
- The meeting was set as an official appointment to review the new policy. — その会議は新しいポリシーを見直す公式のアポイントメントとして設定されました。
register: formal
VERB
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[/əˈpɔɪnt/en-US]
designate
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assign
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set
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concept action
untranslatable
(The specific action of making an appointment does not translate neatly.)
To appoint means to designate someone to a position or task and to schedule a particular time for a meeting. The term often applies in a formal context, such as appointing a person to a job or a committee.
| past | present |
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| appointed | appointing |
- The board decided to appoint a new director to lead the project. — 取締役会はプロジェクトをリードするために新しいディレクターを任命することを決定しました。
- She was appointed as the team leader for the upcoming project. — 彼女は今後のプロジェクトのチームリーダーに任命されました。
- He will appoint a time to meet next week. — 彼は来週会うための時間を設定するでしょう。
register: formal