appointment in English: A time you have arranged to meet someone, such as a doctor or a teacher. (noun)

Translation

A time you have arranged to meet someone, such as a doctor or a teacher.

Word origin

From Old French apointement, from apointer meaning to arrange or to fix.

Gender

Pluralappointments

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Here the time of the visit is already agreed.

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"Make an appointment" means to arrange a time.

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Being late means missing the agreed time.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

meet

To come together with someone in the same place, often for the first time.

doctor

A person whose job is to help sick people get well.

date

The day, month, and year that something happens, written down as numbers or words.

visit

To go to see a person or place for a while.

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