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(æprəpoʊ)

1. preposition

Something which is apropos, or apropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it.

[formal]

All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted.

George Orwell once asked, apropos of publishers, 'Why don't they just say, "We don'twant your poems"?'

2. preposition

Apropos or apropos of is used to introduce something that you are going to say which is related to the subject you have just been talking about.

[formal]

Apropos Dudley Moore living in California he said, 'He loves the space, Californianshave a lot of space.'

3. graded adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

Something that is apropos is very suitable in a particular situation.

[formal]

It was a verse from the book of Job. It was so apropos.

Synonyms: appropriate, right, seemly, fitting More Synonyms of apropos

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apropos in British English

(ˌæprəˈpəʊ)

adjective

appropriate; pertinent

adverb

appropriately or pertinently

by the way; incidentally

4. apropos of

Word origin

C17: from French à propos to the purpose

apropos in American English

(ˌæprəˈpoʊ)

adverb

at the right time; opportunely

by the way

used to introduce a remark

adjective

fitting the occasion; relevant; apt

preposition

in connection with; with regard to

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈrelevant

Idioms:

apropos of

Word origin

Fr à propos, to the purpose < L ad, to + propositus, pp. of proponere, propose

Examples of 'apropos' in a sentence
apropos

'For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me and that which I was afraid of is come unto me... "It was so apropos.The fact that they are getting drunk means they keep breaking into laughter apropos of nothing.The world was strange, she said several times, apropos of how they'd met, or how quickly they'd discovered the depth of their feelings.

(adjective) in the sense of appropriate

Definition

appropriate

Having scarcely joined in the conversation before, it was not apropos to do it now.

Synonyms

appropriate

It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list.

right

Make sure you approach it in the right way.

seemly

It wasn't seemly for them to be seen together.

fitting

The President's address was a fitting end to the campaign.

fit

You're not fit to be in charge of this company.

correct

The use of the correct procedure is vital.

belonging

suitable

Give a few people an idea of suitable questions to ask.

relevant

Is poetry still relevant to people's lives?

proper

In those days it was not thought proper for a woman to be on the stage.

to the point

The description he gave was brief and to the point.

apt

The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929.

applicable

What is reasonable for one family is not applicable for another.

pertinent

She had asked some pertinent questions.

befitting

apposite

Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.

opportune (formal)

I have arrived at a very opportune moment.

germane

the suppression of documents which were germane to the case

to the purpose

meet (archaic)

1 (adverb) in the sense of appropriately

Synonyms

appropriately

timely

to the point

suitably

Unfortunately I'm not suitably dressed for gardening.

aptly

pertinently

to the purpose

relevantly

opportunely

2 (adverb) in the sense of incidentally

Definition

by the way

Synonyms

incidentally

The tower, incidentally, dates from the twelfth century.

by the way

By the way, how did your seminar go?

in passing

She only mentioned you in passing.

while on the subject

parenthetically

This brings us, parenthetically, to another question.

by the bye

phrase

See apropos of

idiom

See apropos of nothing

Additional synonyms

in the sense of applicable

Definition

appropriate or relevant

What is reasonable for one family is not applicable for another.

Synonyms

appropriate,

fitting,

fit,

suited,

useful,

suitable,

relevant,

to the point,

apt,

pertinent,

befitting,

apposite,

apropos,

germane,

to the purpose

in the sense of apposite

Definition

suitable or appropriate

Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.

Synonyms

appropriate,

fitting,

suited,

suitable,

relevant,

proper,

to the point,

apt,

applicable,

pertinent,

befitting,

apropos,

germane,

to the purpose,

appertaining

in the sense of apt

Definition

suitable or appropriate

The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929.

Synonyms

appropriate,

timely,

right,

seemly,

fitting,

fit,

related,

correct,

belonging,

suitable,

relevant,

proper,

to the point,

applicable,

pertinent,

befitting,

apposite,

apropos,

opportune (formal),

germane,

to the purpose,

meet (archaic)

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释义	Trends of apropos View usage for: apropos (æprəpoʊ) 1. preposition Something which is apropos, or apropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it. [formal] All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted. George Orwell once asked, apropos of publishers, 'Why don't they just say, "We don'twant your poems"?' 2. preposition Apropos or apropos of is used to introduce something that you are going to say which is related to the subject you have just been talking about. [formal] Apropos Dudley Moore living in California he said, 'He loves the space, Californianshave a lot of space.' 3. graded adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] Something that is apropos is very suitable in a particular situation. [formal] It was a verse from the book of Job. It was so apropos. Synonyms: appropriate, right, seemly, fitting More Synonyms of apropos More Synonyms of apropos apropos in British English (ˌæprəˈpəʊ) adjective 1. appropriate; pertinent adverb 2. appropriately or pertinently 3. by the way; incidentally 4. apropos of Word origin C17: from French à propos to the purpose apropos in American English (ˌæprəˈpoʊ) adverb 1. at the right time; opportunely 2. by the way used to introduce a remark adjective 3. fitting the occasion; relevant; apt preposition 4. in connection with; with regard to SIMILAR WORDS: ˈrelevant Idioms: apropos of Word origin Fr à propos, to the purpose < L ad, to + propositus, pp. of proponere, propose Examples of 'apropos' in a sentence apropos 'For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me and that which I was afraid of is come unto me... "It was so apropos. Shell, Ray ICED (2002) The fact that they are getting drunk means they keep breaking into laughter apropos of nothing. Sean Thomas THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE (2002) The world was strange, she said several times, apropos of how they'd met, or how quickly they'd discovered the depth of their feelings. Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2002) (adjective) in the sense of appropriate Definition appropriate Having scarcely joined in the conversation before, it was not apropos to do it now. Synonyms appropriate It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list. right Make sure you approach it in the right way. seemly It wasn't seemly for them to be seen together. fitting The President's address was a fitting end to the campaign. fit You're not fit to be in charge of this company. related correct The use of the correct procedure is vital. belonging suitable Give a few people an idea of suitable questions to ask. relevant Is poetry still relevant to people's lives? proper In those days it was not thought proper for a woman to be on the stage. to the point The description he gave was brief and to the point. apt The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929. applicable What is reasonable for one family is not applicable for another. pertinent She had asked some pertinent questions. befitting apposite Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite. opportune (formal) I have arrived at a very opportune moment. germane the suppression of documents which were germane to the case to the purpose meet (archaic) 1 (adverb) in the sense of appropriately Synonyms appropriately timely to the point suitably Unfortunately I'm not suitably dressed for gardening. aptly pertinently to the purpose relevantly opportunely 2 (adverb) in the sense of incidentally Definition by the way Synonyms incidentally The tower, incidentally, dates from the twelfth century. by the way By the way, how did your seminar go? in passing She only mentioned you in passing. while on the subject parenthetically This brings us, parenthetically, to another question. by the bye phrase See apropos of idiom See apropos of nothing Additional synonyms in the sense of applicable Definition appropriate or relevant What is reasonable for one family is not applicable for another. Synonyms appropriate, fitting, fit, suited, useful, suitable, relevant, to the point, apt, pertinent, befitting, apposite, apropos, germane, to the purpose in the sense of apposite Definition suitable or appropriate Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite. Synonyms appropriate, fitting, suited, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apropos, germane, to the purpose, appertaining in the sense of apt Definition suitable or appropriate The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929. Synonyms appropriate, timely, right, seemly, fitting, fit, related, correct, belonging, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apposite, apropos, opportune (formal), germane, to the purpose, meet (archaic) Nearby words of apropos approximation appurtenances apron apropos apropos of apropos of nothing apt Related terms of apropos apropos of apropos of nothing Synonyms of 'apropos' apropos Explore 'apropos' in the dictionary
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