ADJ
- important, pressing, urgent
- first, initial
- follow-up
- business
- dental, hair
- hospital, outpatient
- The hospital needs to allow more time for outpatient appointments
VERB + APPOINTMENT
- have
- arrange, book, fix, make
- I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor, please
- get
- I didn't know if I would get an appointment at such short notice
- give sb
- Tom has been given an appointment at the local hospital
- keep
- He failed to keep his appointment
- break, miss
- She has already broken three appointments
- cancel
PREP
- by ~
- Viewing is only allowed by appointment
- with/without an ~
- He called without an appointment
- ~ with
- an appointment with a doctor
ADJ
- permanent, temporary
- senior
- academic, cabinet, court, diplomatic, ecclesiastical, executive, government, judicial, military, ministerial, political, public, university
VERB + APPOINTMENT
- hold
- Employees may not hold any other appointments
- give sb, offer sb
- He was offered an appointment in the Education Department
- accept
- obtain
- take up
- He takes up his appointment in January
- resign
- Miss Green resigned her appointment as our regional representative
- secure
- By reorganizing the Church hierarchy, the king was able to secure the appointment of men whom he personally favoured
ADJ
- key
- The company has announced five key appointments at its Teesside plant
- formal, official
- staff
VERB + APPOINTMENT
- make
- announce
- confirm
- The board has confirmed the appointment of Howard Kendall as Sales Manager
PREP
- to
- the first appointments to the new government