What does appropriate mean?
Definitions for appropriate
əˈproʊ pri ɪt; -ˌeɪtap·pro·pri·ate
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word appropriate.
Princeton's WordNet
appropriate(verb)
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"
allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve(verb)
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"
appropriate, capture, seize, conquer(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
appropriate(Verb)
To make suitable; to suit. -- William Paley.
Etymology: From appropriaten, from appropriatus, past participle of approprio, from ad + proprio, from proprius.
appropriate(Verb)
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."
Etymology: From appropriaten, from appropriatus, past participle of approprio, from ad + proprio, from proprius.
appropriate(Verb)
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.
Etymology: From appropriaten, from appropriatus, past participle of approprio, from ad + proprio, from proprius.
appropriate(Verb)
To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.
Etymology: From appropriaten, from appropriatus, past participle of approprio, from ad + proprio, from proprius.
appropriate(Adjective)
Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
Etymology: From appropriaten, from appropriatus, past participle of approprio, from ad + proprio, from proprius.
appropriate(Adjective)
Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
Etymology: From appropriaten, from appropriatus, past participle of approprio, from ad + proprio, from proprius.
appropriate(Adjective)
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
Etymology: From appropriaten, from appropriatus, past participle of approprio, from ad + proprio, from proprius.
Webster Dictionary
Appropriate(adj)
set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper
Etymology: [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.]
Appropriate(verb)
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
Etymology: [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.]
Appropriate(verb)
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
Etymology: [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.]
Appropriate(verb)
to make suitable; to suit
Etymology: [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.]
Appropriate(verb)
to annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property
Etymology: [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.]
Appropriate(noun)
a property; attribute
Etymology: [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Appropriate
ap-prō′pri-āt, v.t. to make the private property of any one: to take to one's self as one's own: to set apart for a purpose: (arch.) to select as suitable (with to).—adj. set apart for a particular purpose: peculiar: suitable.—adv. Appropriately.—ns. Apprō′priateness; Appropriā′tion, the act of appropriating: in Church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish: in Constitutional law, the principle, that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.—adj. Apprō′priative.—ns. Apprō′priativeness; Apprō′priator, one who appropriates.—Appropriation clause, a clause in a parliamentary bill, allotting revenue to any special purpose or purposes. [L. appropriāre, -ātum—ad, to, proprius, one's own. See Proper.]
Editors Contribution
appropriate
For a specific, fair and just purpose.
It was appropriate that they invited their sister's partner to their wedding also.
Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appropriate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #879
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appropriate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1142
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appropriate' in Adjectives Frequency: #101
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of appropriate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of appropriate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of appropriate in a Sentence
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell:
Depending on the incoming data and the evolving risks, another rate increase may be appropriate fairly soon.
I want people to see what he considers his line of defense, i want people to see what he thinks is appropriate for his main counselor to do on television.
I disagree deeply that this was an appropriate way to handle these issues.
We deliberately organized the competition according to standards appropriate to Iraqi society to prove to the world that Iraq is a civilized country with a civic soul and a spirit of life.
There are obviously places in Guatemala and in the U.S. that are dangerous. But that does not mean that it doesn't have an appropriate process, a full and fair process, for asylum seekers to present themselves for protection under international law.
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- مناسبArabic
- присвоявам си, уместен, определям, подходящ, предназначавам, съответенBulgarian
- apropiatCatalan, Valencian
- vhodný, odpovídající, příslušný, přiměřenýCzech
- priodolWelsh
- zuweisen, angebracht, zugewiesen, aneignen, angemessen, anpassen, passendGerman
- κατάλληλοςGreek
- konvenaEsperanto
- adueñarse, apropiado, designarSpanish
- مناسبPersian
- asianmukainen, varattu, täsmällinen, osoitettu, sovelias, sopivaFinnish
- appropriéFrench
- freagarrach, iomchaidhScottish Gaelic
- उपयुक्तHindi
- illő, megfelelő, kisajátít, elkülönítHungarian
- պատշաճ, համապատասխանArmenian
- appositoItalian
- 適当, 充当, 適切, 相応しいJapanese
- piederīgs, atbilstošs, piemērotsLatvian
- tika, tōtika, makitaunu, arotau, kokoraho, kaihauMāori
- toewijzen, toepasselijk, geschikt, gepast, aanpassen, passend, aangewezenDutch
- velegnet, formålstjenlig, annektere, passende, hensiktsmessig, egnetNorwegian
- odpowiedni, właściwy, stosownyPolish
- apoderar-se, apropriado, apropriar-se, apropriar, designarPortuguese
- присво́ить, соответствующий, присва́ивать, подходящий, вы́делить, выделя́ть, ассигнова́ть, подходящееRussian
- prìmjeren, pȍdesan, prìkladanSerbo-Croatian
- ustrézenSlovene
- tillägna sig, lämplig, tillbörligSwedish
- mwafakaSwahili
- เหมาะสมThai
- sâhiplenmek, isâbetli, biçilmiş kaftan, muvfâfık, lâyık, uygun, yakışık alır, yerindeTurkish
- مناسبUrdu
- thích hợpVietnamese
- 适当Chinese
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