APPROPRIATE | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of appropriate in English appropriateadjective uk /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ us /əˈproʊ.pri.ət/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion: appropriate footwear for the countryappropriate for Is this film appropriate for small children? I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time. Is this an appropriate occasion to discuss finance? Please complete the appropriate parts of this form (= the parts that are right or necessary for your particular situation) and return it as soon as possible. Opposite inappropriate suitable

• suitableThis film contains language that is not suitable for children.
• appropriateIs this film appropriate for young children?
• apt"Unusual", yes, that's a very apt description.
• fittingThe promotion was a fitting reward for all his hard work.

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• You would be well-advised to have the appropriate vaccinations before you go abroad.
• What would be an appropriate course of action in such a situation?
• We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
• Here is a list of possible answers. Please delete as appropriate.
• The EU has issued guidelines on appropriate levels of pay for part-time manual workers.

Suitable and acceptable

• able
• acceptability
• acceptable
• acceptably
• accepted
• convenience
• correctness
• decent
• decently
• do the decent thing
• eligibility
• felicity
• just what the doctor ordered idiom
• legitimate
• practical
• proper
• properly
• quality
• re-eligibility
• re-eligible

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Related words

appropriately appropriateness appropriateverb [ T ]   formal uk /əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/ us /əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/

appropriate verb [T] (TAKE)

to take something for your own use, usually without permission: He lost his job when he was found to have appropriated some of the company's money. disapproving to take something from a culture and use it as part of your own: As the empire expanded, they eagerly appropriated the artistic styles of neigbouring provinces. Stealing

• abscond
• abscond with someone/something
• aggravated burglary
• anti-burglar
• anti-burglary
• eavesdrop
• jemmy
• jimmy
• job
• joyride
• kleptocracy
• kleptomania
• piratical
• piratically
• plunder
• poach
• poaching
• rustle
• rustling
• snaffle

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Taking things away from someone or somewhere

appropriate verb [T] (KEEP MONEY)

to keep an amount of money to use for a particular purpose: The government have appropriated millions of pounds for the project. Keeping and storing things

• aside
• bank
• bogart
• capacitance
• capacitive
• cling
• dump
• keep (something/someone) back phrasal verb
• kept
• lay
• lay something aside phrasal verb
• lay something down phrasal verb
• lay something in phrasal verb
• lodge
• standby
• stash
• stockpile
• stockpiling
• storage
• trap

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appropriate | American Dictionary

appropriateadjective us /əˈproʊ·pri·ət/

appropriate adjective (CORRECT)

Add to word list Add to word list correct or right for a particular situation or occasion: Punishment should be appropriate to the crime. I don’t have any appropriate clothes.

appropriately

adverb us /əˈproʊ·pri·ət·li/ Those kids aren’t appropriately dressed for the cold.

appropriateness

noun [ U ] us /əˈproʊ·pri·ət·nəs/ I wonder about the appropriateness of borrowing money from my brother. appropriateverb [ T ] us /əˈproʊ·priˌeɪt/

appropriate verb [T] (TAKE)

to take and use for a purpose: The state appropriated funds for more clinics. Appropriate also means to steal: He lost his job after he appropriated some of the company’s money. (Definition of appropriate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of appropriate

appropriate If the project generates financial revenues, but they are lower than for purely commercial investments, then perhaps an interest rate subsidy would be most appropriate. From the Cambridge English Corpus Both suffer when the time available is reduced, but an appropriate development methodology can in both cases minimize the damage. From the Cambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, we consider them here for their insight into systems that acquire representations appropriate for a cognitive domain through a learning process. From the Cambridge English Corpus A more appropriate interpretation is that the annuity swap represents a market certainty equivalent to the option. From the Cambridge English Corpus The compactness of the base space can be replaced by the appropriate uniformities. From the Cambridge English Corpus Reports should specify why an assessment has been undertaken and, where appropriate, who has requested this work. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, the latter method is more appropriate to appraise a party's regional electoral strength. From the Cambridge English Corpus We removed those children in order to have an appropriate variance range. From the Cambridge English Corpus When a draft law arrives, it is considered by the appropriate technical commissions. From the Cambridge English Corpus There has been research on teaching techniques for young learners, but what task types are appropriate and efficient for testing children is an under-researched area. From the Cambridge English Corpus Only 2 of the 193 respondents said that the teaching methods were not very appropriate. From the Cambridge English Corpus Next, they were taught to define appropriate behaviors and to set clear objectives for their child. From the Cambridge English Corpus In light of this, it would seem appropriate to try another analytical approach that could be appropriate for strongly nonlinear systems. From the Cambridge English Corpus The third category includes culturally based value systems about appropriate behaviour concerning animals and the environment. From the Cambridge English Corpus Varying combinations of muscle groups were stimulated and foot switches were used to trigger each channel at the appropriate period of the gait cycle. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of appropriate?

Translations of appropriate

in Chinese (Traditional) 適當的，恰當的, 合適的, 拿走… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 适当的，恰当的, 合适的, 拿走… See more in Spanish apropiado, apropiarse de, asignar… See more in Portuguese apropriado, adequado, apropriar-se de… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian योग्य, रास्त… See more 適切な, 正しい, 適切（てきせつ）な… See more uygun, yerinde, izinsiz almak… See more approprié/-ée, adapté/-ée, approprié (à)… See more apropiat… See more geschikt, zich toe-eigenen… See more ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சூழ்நிலை அல்லது சந்தர்ப்பத்திற்கு ஏற்றது அல்லது சரியானது… See more (किसी परिस्थिति या अवसर में) उचित… See more (આપેલ પરિસ્થિતિ અથવા પ્રસંગે) ઉપયુક્ત, યોગ્ય… See more passende, annektere, tilvende sig… See more passande, lämplig, vederbörlig… See more patut, mengambil secara salah… See more angemessen, entwenden… See more passende, egnet, hensiktsmessig… See more مناسب, ٹھیک, صحیح… See more відповідний, доречний, привласнювати… See more ఒక ప్రత్యేక పరిస్థితికి లేదా సందర్భానికి తగినది లేదా సరైనది… See more যথাযথ, একটি নির্দিষ্ট পরিস্থিতি বা অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য উপযুক্ত বা সঠিক… See more vhodný, příslušný, zcizit… See more semestinya, tepat, pantas… See more เหมาะสม, ยักยอก, นำมาใช้ประโยชน์โดยมิชอบ… See more phù hợp, chiếm đoạt… See more odpowiedni, przywłaszczyć sobie, właściwy… See more 적절한… See more appropriato, apposito, appropriarsi… See more Need a translator?

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• age-appropriate
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• appropriate for something, at appropriate for someone

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• English   Adjective
  • Verb 
    • appropriate (TAKE)
    • appropriate (KEEP MONEY)
• American   
  • Adjective 
    • appropriate (CORRECT)
  • Adverb 
    • appropriately
  • Noun 
    • appropriateness
  • Verb 
    • appropriate (TAKE)
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