Appointment

//əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt//

Synonyms for "appointment" (136 found)

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Noun(3 words)
dateengagementfitting

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Noun(1 words)
naming

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Translations

142 translations across 42 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • emërim noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Arabic

2 entries
  • مَوْعِد noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • مِيعَاد noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ժամադրություն noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • прызначэ́нне noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • назначе́ние noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • среща noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • уговорка noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အချိန်းအချက် noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Catalan

4 entries
  • cita noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • compromís noun (stipulation; agreement)
  • consulta noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • nomenament noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 任命 noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • 任用 noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • 約會 /约会 noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Czech

2 entries
  • jmenování noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • schůzka noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Dutch

3 entries
  • aanstelling noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • afspraak noun (stipulation; agreement)
  • afspraak noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • rendevuo noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aika noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • ajanvaraus noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • ilmoitus noun (decree; direction; established order or constitution)
  • kalusteet noun (equipment, furniture)

French

3 entries
  • nomination noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • rencard noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • rendez-vous noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Galician

3 entries
  • cita noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • citación noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • nomeamento noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

German

4 entries
  • Berufung noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • Ernennung noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • Termin noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • Verabredung noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Greek

1 entries
  • ραντεβού noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מינוי noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • פְּגִישָׁה noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अनुबंध noun (stipulation; agreement)
  • नियुक्त noun (state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed)
  • नियुक्ति noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • नियुक्ति noun (assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • bejelentkezés noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • beosztás noun (state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed)
  • berendezés noun (equipment, furniture)
  • bútorzat noun (equipment, furniture)

Irish

1 entries
  • coinne noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Italian

1 entries
  • appuntamento noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Japanese

4 entries
  • アポ noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • アポイント noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • 予約 noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • 任命 noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • тағайын noun (assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ការណាត់ជួប noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • កំណត់ noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Korean

3 entries
  • 약속 noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • 예약 noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • 임명 noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Latin

1 entries
  • constitutum noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • назначување noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • നിയമനം noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • നിയമനം noun (assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty)

Māori

4 entries
  • kopounga noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • kopounga noun (state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed)
  • whakaritenga noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • whakatūranga noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Polish

2 entries
  • przeznaczenie noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • wizyta noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • compromisso noun (stipulation; agreement)
  • compromisso noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • consulta noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • designação noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Russian

4 entries
  • аппо́йнтмент noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • встре́ча noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • до́говор noun (stipulation; agreement)
  • догово́р noun (stipulation; agreement)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • dreuchd noun (state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • sastanak noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • sudar noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Slovene

4 entries
  • imenovanje noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • imenovanje noun (state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed)
  • termin noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • vloga noun (state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed)

Spanish

4 entries
  • apoinmen noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • appointment (apointment) noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • apuntamento noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • cita noun (state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed)

Swedish

2 entries
  • möte noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • utnämnande noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pagtatalaga noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Thai

1 entries
  • นัดหมาย noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Turkish

2 entries
  • atama noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • tayin noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ви́значення noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • визнача́ння noun (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
  • за́пис noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
  • зустріч noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Urdu

1 entries
  • تاریخ f اپوائنٹمنٹ noun (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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I canceled my appointment because of urgent business.

Source: tatoeba (18794)

I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.

Source: tatoeba (19152)

A sudden illness forced her to cancel her appointment.

Source: tatoeba (19603)

I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep our appointment for February 27.

Source: tatoeba (28126)

Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.

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