English-Thai Dictionary

appointment

N การนัด พบ  การ นัดหมาย  meeting assignment kan-nad-phob

 

appointment

N การ แต่งตั้ง  designation election nomination kan-taeng-tang

 

appointment

N ตำแหน่ง  งาน  position post tam-naeng

 

appointment

N ผู้ ที่ ได้รับ การ แต่งตั้ง  phu-ti-dai-rab-kan-taeng-tang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPOINTMENT

n. 1. The act of appointing; designation to office; as, he erred by the appointment of suitable men.
2. Stipulation; assignation; the act of fixing by mutual agreement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six o'clock.
3. Decree; established order or constitution; as, it is our duty to submit to the divine appointments.
4. Direction; order; command.
Wheat, salt, wine and oil, let it be given according to the appointment of the priests. Ezra 6:9.
5. Equipment, furniture, as for a ship, or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management.
6. An allowance to a person; a salary or pension, as to a public officer.
An appointment differs from wages, in being a special grant, or gratification, not fixed, whereas wages are fixed and ordinary.
7. A devise or grant to a charitable use.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APPOINTMENT

Ap *point "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. appointement. ]

 

1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

 

2. The state of being appointed to somappointment of treasurer.

 

3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence: : Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.

 

4. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments. According to the appointment of the priests. Ezra vi. 9.

 

5. (Law )

 

Defn: The exercise of the power of designating (under a "power of appointment ") a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.

 

6. Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl. ) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords. The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments. Prescott. I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands Void of appoinment, that thou liest. Beau. & Fl.

 

7. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. [Obs. ] An expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary. Chesterfield.

 

8. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc. , at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. [U.S.]

 

Syn. -- Designation; command; order; direction; establishment; equipment.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

appointment

ap point ment |əˈpointmənt əˈpɔɪntmənt | ▶noun 1 an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place: she made an appointment with my receptionist. 2 an act of appointing; assigning a job or position to someone: his appointment as president. • a job or position: she took up an appointment as head of communications. • a person appointed to a job or position. 3 (appointments ) furniture or fittings: the room was spartan in its appointments. PHRASES by appointment having previously made an arrangement to do something: visits are by appointment only. power of appointment 1 power to select the holder of a particular job or position. 2 Law power to decide the disposal of property, in exercise of a right conferred by the owner. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French apointement, from apointer (see appoint ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

appointment

ap ¦point |ment |əˈpɔɪntm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place: she made an appointment with my receptionist. 2 an act of assigning a job or position to someone: his appointment as President. • a job or position: she took up an appointment as head of communications. • a person appointed to a job or position. 3 (appointments ) furniture or fittings: the room was spartan in its appointments. PHRASES by appointment having previously made an arrangement to do something: visits are by appointment only. by appointment to the Queen (in the UK ) used by manufacturers to indicate that their products are sold to the queen and are therefore of guaranteed quality. power of appointment 1 power to select the holder of a particular job or position. 2 Law power to decide the disposal of property, in exercise of a right conferred by the owner. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French apointement, from apointer (see appoint ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

appointment

appointment noun 1 a six o'clock appointment: meeting, engagement, interview, arrangement, consultation, session; date, rendezvous, assignation; commitment, fixture. 2 the appointment of directors: nomination, naming, designation, installation, commissioning, engagement, co-option; selection, choosing, election, voting in; Military detailing. 3 he held an appointment at the university: job, post, position, situation, employment, place, office; dated station.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

appointment

appointment noun 1 she failed to keep a six o'clock appointment: meeting, engagement, interview, arrangement, consultation, session; date, rendezvous, assignation; commitment, fixture; literary tryst. 2 the appointment of non-executive directors: nomination, naming, designation, designating, installation, commissioning, engagement, adoption, co-option; selection, choosing, election, voting in; Military detailing. ANTONYMS rejection. 3 he held an appointment at the University of Sheffield: job, post, position, situation, employment, engagement, place, office, station.

 

Duden Dictionary

Appointment

Ap point ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |əˈpɔɪntmənt |das Appointment; Genitiv: des Appointments, Plural: die Appointments französisch -englisch Festlegung, Termin

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

appointment

ap point ment /əpɔ́ɪntmənt /→appoint 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C «…との /…する » (面会の )約束 ; (病院などの )予約 «with /to do » (!大事な目的のために 「人と会う約束 」をいう; ホテル 切符などの予約はreservation, ｟主に英 ｠ booking ) ▸ make [cancel ] an appointment to see a doctor 病院の予約をする [取り消す ] (!英米では病院は予約の上行くのが基本 ) ▸ arrange [set (up )] an appointment 約束を取り決める ▸ I have an appointment with Mr. Yamada at three o'clock .3時に山田さんと約束がある ▸ without an appointment 約束 [予約 ]もせず ▸ a doctor's [lunch ] appointment 医者の予約 [お昼の約束 ]▸ Can I make [you give me ] an appointment for tomorrow? 明日の予約は取れますか 2 U C «…としての /…への » 任命 , 指名 (!具体例ではan ～/～s ) ; C (任ぜられた )仕事, 地位, 役職 «as /to » ▸ take up an appointment as a professor 教授に就任する ▸ the appointment of Nancy to the committee その委員会にナンシーを任命すること ▸ receive one's first appointment 最初の役職に就く 3 〖～s 〗(建物 部屋などの )設備, 家具 .by app ó intment 1 予約 [指定 ]して, 約束して ▸ Professors meet students by appointment only .教授たちは約束がある時だけ学生に会う 2 «…の » 御用達の «to » ▸ by appointment to Her Majesty [the Queen ]女王陛下御用達の [で ].～́ b ò ok 1 ｟米 ｠予定表, 手帳 (｟英 ｠diary ).2 (美容院などの )予約表 .