suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper: Each played his appropriate part.
verb (used with object),ap·pro·pri·at·ed,ap·pro·pri·at·ing.
to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use: The legislature appropriated funds for the university.
to take to or for oneself; take possession of.
to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate: He appropriated the trust funds for himself.
to steal, especially to commit petty theft.
Origin of appropriate
First recorded in 1515–25; from Late Latin appropriātus “made one's own” (past participle of appropriāre ), equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + propri(us) “one's own, special, particular” + -ātus -ate1
ap·pro·pri·a·tor,nounnon·ap·pro·pri·a·tive,adjectivequa·si-ap·pro·pri·ate,adjectivequa·si-ap·pro·pri·ate·ly,adverbre·ap·pro·pri·ate,verb (used with object),re·ap·pro·pri·at·ed,re·ap·pro·pri·at·ing.well-ap·pro·pri·at·ed,adjective
It seems appropriate that “Antebellum,” the new thriller about the ongoing impact of racial injustice in America, literally started as a nightmare.
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The coronavirus pandemic and the restaurant industry’s “uphill battle” were the given reasons that an award show just didn’t seem appropriate.
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Moving away from the executive level, it is also important that investors engage with companies about their expectations for all staff to have a living wage, access to health care, sick leave, and appropriate holiday entitlements.
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I don’t think you can culturally appropriate a food product unless you’re profiting off of it.
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The art of leadership is the ability to move between the two poles at the appropriate times.
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It is indeed the human being's natural and appropriate response to danger.
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The names of the three girls were entered into the appropriate databases, and their passports were flagged.
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But the ambiguity of “appropriate disciplinary action” is what is so frightening about the smoking ban.
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An appropriate level of concern was evident everywhere; panic was nowhere to be found.
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As fresh water exerts a very deadly influence on the Medus, this seems the most appropriate place for describing its action.
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They were as appropriate to each other as the melodies of a perfect duet, such a love-duet as Tristan and Isolde's.
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We are surrounded by utilities, but we must stoop to appropriate them.
Harmonies of Political Economy|Frdric Bastiat
I hastened to call upon him, and, at the first appropriate pause in the conversation, I spoke to him of my engagement.
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An excellent and appropriate document—short and comprehensive—and, as it should be, devoted wholly to State affairs.
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British Dictionary definitions for appropriate
appropriate
adjective (əˈprəʊprɪɪt)
right or suitable; fitting
rareparticular; ownthey had their appropriate methods
verb (əˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt) (tr)
to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission
to put aside (funds, etc) for a particular purpose or person