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appropriate
[ adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt ]
adjective
- suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.:
an appropriate example;
an appropriate dress.
Synonyms: meet, pertinent, becoming, due, proper, suited, felicitous, apt, befitting
Antonyms: inept, inappropriate, unsuitable
- belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper:
Each played his appropriate part.
verb (used with object)
- to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use:
The legislature appropriated funds for the university.
- to take to or for oneself; take possession of.
- to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate:
He appropriated the trust funds for himself.
- to steal, especially to commit petty theft.
appropriate
adjective
- right or suitable; fitting
- rare.particular; own
they had their appropriate methods
verb
- to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission
- to put aside (funds, etc) for a particular purpose or person
Derived Forms
- apˈpropriateness, noun
- apˈpropriable, adjective
- apˈpropriative, adjective
- apˈpropriately, adverb
- apˈpropriˌator, noun
Other Words From
- ap·pro·pri·ate·ly adverb
- ap·pro·pri·ate·ness noun
- ap·pro·pri·a·tive [uh, -, proh, -pree-ey-tiv, -, uh, -tiv], adjective
- ap·pro·pri·a·tive·ness noun
- ap·pro·pri·a·tor noun
- non·ap·pro·pri·a·tive adjective
- qua·si-ap·pro·pri·ate adjective
- re·ap·pro·pri·ate verb (used with object) reappropriated reappropriating
- well-ap·pro·pri·at·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of appropriate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of appropriate1
Example Sentences
He said local police took appropriate investigative measures, but the matter was unspecific.
But in a follow-up discussion in November 2018, Chelmsford diocese advised it would not be appropriate because of "the difficulty of removing those titles without explaining why."
A gentle cleanser, a hydrating moisturizer and a good sunscreen are recommended and appropriate for any age.
Girardi is supposed to remain there for up to 30 days as prison staff observe him and evaluate whether prison, or another suitable medical facility, is the appropriate site to serve out a sentence.
The scale of these problems is so great — and the needs so similar — that Haney believes a statewide strategy is appropriate.
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