appropriate
Meaning
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- Suitable or fit; proper.
- Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
- (obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
- Morally good; positive.
Synonyms
take possession of
fit for
be suitable
well-chosen
in its place
of use
propriety
adequate to
be becoming
be proper
be qualified
design for
snatch away
according to one’s abilities
set aside for a purpose
well-suited
proper behavior
make one’s own
be decent
be of standard
intend for
siutable
trick out of
become master
asstd
well-becoming
be befitting
be seemly
pocket dishonestly
relebayonet base
swan base
prope
address
be right
budget for
equal to
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.ɪt/
Etymology
From Middle English appropriaten, borrowed from Latin appropriatus, past participle of approprio (“to make one's own”), from ad (“to”) + proprio (“to make one's own”), from proprius (“one's own, private”).
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