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1. (adj.) appropriate
particularly suitable; fitting; compatible:
remarks appropriate to the occasion.
2. (v.t.) appropriate
to set apart for a specific purpose or use:
to appropriate funds for an environmental study.
3. appropriate
to take to or for oneself; take possession of.
4. appropriate
to take without permission; expropriate.
Etymology: (1515–25; < LL appropriātus, ptp. of appropriāre to make one's own = L ap-ap-1+propius one's own)
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1. (verb) appropriate
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
"a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
2. (verb) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
"I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
3. (verb) appropriate, capture, seize, conquer
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
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1. (adjective) appropriate
≠ inappropriate
appropriate language/behavior; appropriate for all ages
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1. (adj) appropriate
set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper
2. (noun) appropriate
a property; attribute
3. (verb) appropriate
to take to one's self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; as, let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit
4. (verb) appropriate
to set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with to or for; as, a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden; to appropriate money for the increase of the navy
5. (verb) appropriate
to make suitable; to suit
6. (verb) appropriate
to annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property
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Sense: suitable; proper
Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.
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 Afrikaans: geskik |
 Arabic: مُلائِم، مُناسِب |
 Bulgarian: подходящ |
 Brazilian: apropriado |
 Czech: vhodný, příslušný |
 German: angemessen |
 Danish: passende |
 Greek: κατάλληλος |
 Spanish: apropiado, adecuado, conv |
 Estonian: asjakohane |
 Farsi: شایسته؛ مناسب |
 Finnish: asianmukainen |
 French: approprié (à) |
 Hebrew: מַתְאִים |
 Hindi: उपयुक्त |
 Croatian: prikladan |
 Hungarian: megfelelő; értelemszerű; |
 Indonesian: semestinya, tepat, pantas |
 Icelandic: hlutaðeigandi; viðeigandi |
 Italian: appropriato |
 Japanese: 適当な |
 Korean: 적절한 |
 Lithuanian: (ati)tinkamas |
 Latvian: atbilstošs; piemērots |
 Malay: patut |
 Dutch: geschikt |
 Norwegian: passende, egnet, rett |
 Polish: właściwy, stosowny |
 Persian: شایسته؛ مناسب |
 Pashto: وړ، مناسب |
 Portuguese: apropriado |
 Romanian: adecvat, potrivit |
 Russian: соответствующий |
 Slovak: vhodný, príslušný |
 Slovenian: primeren, ustrezen |
 Serbian: odgovarajući |
 Swedish: passande, lämplig, vederb |
 Thai: เหมาะสม |
 Turkish: uygun, münasip |
 Taiwanese: 適當的 |
 Ukrainian: відповідний; доречний |
 Urdu: مناسب ، موزوں |
 Vietnamese: phù hợp |
 Chinese: 适当的 |
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