What does appropriate mean?
Definitions for appropriate
əˈproʊ pri ɪt; -ˌeɪtap·pro·pri·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
appropriateverb
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, reserveverb
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, conquerverb
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
appropriateverb
To make suitable; to suit. -- William Paley.
appropriateverb
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."
appropriateverb
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.
appropriateverb
To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.
appropriateadjective
Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
appropriateadjective
Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
appropriateadjective
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Appropriateadjective
Peculiar; consigned to some particular use or person.
Etymology: from the verb.
He did institute a band of fifty archers, by the name of yeomen of his guard; and that it might be thought to be rather a matter of dignity, than any matter of diffidence appropriate to his own case, he made an ordinance not temporary, but to hold in succession for ever. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
The heathens themselves had an apprehension of the necessity of some appropriate acts of divine worship. Edward Stillingfleet.
To APPROPRIATEverb
Etymology: approprier, Fr. approprio, low Lat.
Things sanctified were thereby in such sort appropriated unto God, as that they might never afterwards again be made common. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 20.
As for this spot of ground, this person, this thing, I have selected and appropriated, I have inclosed it to myself and my own use; and I will endure no sharer, no rival or companion in it. South.
Some they appropriated to the gods,
And some to publick, some to private ends. Wentworth Dillon.Marks of honour are appropriated to the magistrate, that he might be invited to reverence himself. Francis Atterbury.
To themselves appropriating
The spirit of God, promis’d alike, and giv’n
To all believers. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii.Why should people engross and appropriate the common benefits of fire, air, and water, to themselves? Roger L'Estrange.
Every body else has an equal title to it; and therefore he cannot appropriate, he cannot inclose, without the consent of all his fellow commoners, all mankind. John Locke.
He need but be furnished with verses of sacred scripture; and his system, that has appropriated them to the orthodoxy of his church, makes them immediately irrefragable arguments. John Locke, Essay on St. Paul’s Epistles.
We, by degrees, get ideas and names, and learn their appropriated connection one with another. John Locke.
Before Richard II. it was lawful to appropriate the whole fruits of a benefice to any abbey, the house finding one to serve the cure; that kind redressed that horrid evil. John Ayliffe, Parerg.
ChatGPT
appropriate
Appropriate refers to something being suitable or proper in the circumstances. It can also refer to setting aside or assigning resources for a particular use.
Webster Dictionary
Appropriateadjective
set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper
Appropriateverb
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
Appropriateverb
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
Appropriateverb
to make suitable; to suit
Appropriateverb
to annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property
Appropriatenoun
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
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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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Numerology
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
I would encourage any individual who is elderly or is medically fragile to think long and hard about going to any large gathering that would involve close quarters and potential spread. And if they do go, to take appropriate personal hygiene protections.
We're trying to figure out what would be an appropriate way to push back, you know the president can do more damage in 15 minutes at a press conference than we can undo in six months of passing resolutions.
A person familiar with the investigation confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday the boy was decapitated. Paul Oberhauser told local television station KCTV Paul Oberhauser shoulder restraint busted loose on Paul Oberhauser Verruckt raft July 26. The Nebraska man said The Nebraska man just held on, and a video shot by The Nebraska man wife shows the strap loose at the ride's end. Paul Oberhauser said Paul Oberhauser reported the matter to park workers. Kenneth Conrad, Kenneth Conrad, told WDAF-TV that during Kenneth Conrad trip down the waterslide last year with a friend, the friend's shoulder strap came completely off. Conrad's wife snapped a photo at the end of the ride showing the strap missing, and Kenneth Conrad didn't file a complaint with the park. The park's spokeswoman didn't return messages Tuesday from The Associated Press seeking comment on the claims. In a statement, she said a limited portion of the park will reopen at midday Wednesday. Riders sit in multi-person rafts that begin with the steep drop, followed by a surge up a second hill before a 50-foot descent to a finishing pool. Along the way, riders clutch ropes along the inside of the raft. In early tests, rafts carrying sandbags flew off the slide, prompting engineers to tear down half of the ride and reconfigure some angles. A promotional video about building the slide includes footage of two men riding a raft down a half-size test model and going slightly airborne as it crests the top of the first big hill. Caleb Schwab was in a raft with two adults who were not related to Caleb Schwab when Caleb Schwab was killed on the slide, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest. The other two were treated for facial injuries. Police were investigating the death as a criminal case although police spokesman Cameron Morgan said Tuesday that designation did not mean they suspect foul play. Jon Rust, a professor of textile engineering at North Carolina State University, said the material used on the straps, commonly called hook and loop, isn't designed to keep a person in the seat. It also can get old and degrade with use. It's got to be used in a safe manner, and that doesn't include stopping someone's fall or preventing someone's ejection, Jon Rust said. Ken Martin, Ken Martin, questioned whether the straps were appropriate for what Ken Martin called nothing more than a roller coaster with water. Although Ken Martin has not seen or ridden Verruckt, Martin said a more solid restraint system that fits over the body - similar to those used in roller coasters - may have been better. I think we have a serious issue with the restraint system. Period.
At what point is it appropriate to make your point? I just kind of wanted to dig into that, i would hope we could see the flag and realize even in our differences that it kind of pulls us together although, we see maybe it doesn’t. I’ll still stand [during the National Anthem]cause that’s what I’m going to do and just because someone -- especially our guests that came in -- just because they don’t’ doesn’t make me dislike or hate them at all. I can understand it better.
Although department policy barred you from indicting the President for this conduct, you made clear that he is not exonerated. Any other person who acted this way would have been charged with a crime. And in this nation, not even the President is above the law, we will follow your example, Director Mueller. We will act with integrity. We will follow the facts where they lead. We will consider all appropriate remedies. We will make our recommendation to White House when our work concludes.
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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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