appropriate

/əˈproʊpriət/

adjectiveverbap · pro · pri · ate

It’s AP-PRO-PRIATE to be PROPER: **AP + PRO + PRIATE** reminds you it means “proper.”

Yes, it's appropriate. Remember the middle: **-propri-** (like **proper**) and the ending **-ate** (not -it or -et).

Definitions

  1. adjectivesuitable or right for a particular person, purpose, or situation
  2. verbto take something for your own use, often without permission; to set aside or assign for a specific use

Examples

  • “Please wear appropriate shoes for the hike.”
  • “Her joke was funny, but it wasn’t appropriate for the classroom.”
  • “The committee will appropriate funds for the new playground.”

Synonyms

suitableproperfittingacceptableapt

Antonyms

inappropriateunsuitable

Translations

ES apropiado/aPT apropriado/aFR approprié(e)

Common misspellings

apropriateappropiateaproprieteapproprieteappropreateapproproateappropriat

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