Make an appointment means to arrange a visit or a meeting for a specific time. People use it about seeing a doctor, a lawyer, a hairdresser or someone at the bank. In British English book an appointment is also common.
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make an appointment with + person; make an appointment to see + person; make an appointment for + day/time; book an appointment (BrE)
- I've made an appointment with the dentist for Thursday morning.
- If you want to see the head of department, you'll need to make an appointment.
- She called the clinic to make an appointment for her son's vaccination.
What changed
First versionI made an appointment to the dentist for next Tuesday.
RevisionI made an appointment with the dentist for next Tuesday.
To may look like the natural preposition when you are going to see a specialist, which gives to the dentist. But an appointment is a meeting with someone, so the specialist follows with: an appointment with the dentist. To appears only before a verb: an appointment to see the dentist.
An appointment is a booking with a specialist or a business meeting at a set time. A restaurant table or a hotel room isn't an appointment: you make a reservation or book a table. Once you are already booked in, say have an appointment: I have an appointment at the bank at ten.
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My tooth has been hurting for days, so I've ___ with the dentist for tomorrow morning.
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made an appointment — The person has booked a visit to the dentist, and a visit to a doctor is an appointment. A reservation is for a table, a room or a ticket, not for seeing a doctor.
Write what you would say on the phone to a clinic receptionist to make an appointment. Name the doctor and a day that suits you.
Hello, I'd like to make an appointment with Dr Harris for Wednesday afternoon, please.
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