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Definition of appropriate adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

    

appropriate

 adjectiveadjective NAmE//əˈproʊpriət//  jump to other results  suitable, acceptable, or correct for the particular circumstances an appropriate response/measure/method Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken. Is now an appropriate time to make a speech? Please charge my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card (delete as appropriate)). appropriate for something Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party. This movie is appropriate for children over 13. appropriate to something The book was written in a style appropriate to the era. opposite inappropriate  appropriately adverb jump to other results The government has been accused of not responding appropriately to the needs of the homeless. The chain of volcanoes is known, appropriately enough, as the “Ring of Fire.”  appropriateness noun [uncountable] jump to other results He questioned the appropriateness of their methods.See appropriate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: appropriate

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  • approbation noun
  • appropriacy noun
  • appropriate adjective
  • appropriate verb
  • appropriation noun

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