appropriateadjective
uk/əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/us/əˈproʊ.pri.ət/B2 suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion:
appropriate footwear for the country
Is this film appropriate for small children?
I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
Is this an appropriate occasion to discuss finance?
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Opposite
inappropriate
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- You would be well-advised to have the appropriate vaccinations before you go abroad.
- What would be an appropriate course of action in such a situation?
- We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
- Here is a list of possible answers. Please delete as appropriate.
- The EU has issued guidelines on appropriate levels of pay for part-time manual workers.
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Suitable and acceptable
- able
- acceptable
- accepted
- accordingly
- age-appropriate
- correct
- doctor
- fit in
- fit in with sth
- fitting
- germane
- horse
- horses for courses idiom
- keeping
- satisfaction
- seasonable
- seemly
- sit right/well (with sb) idiom
- suitable
- valid
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appropriately
adverb uk/əˈprəʊ.pri.ət.li/us/əˈproʊ.pri.ət.li/
Examples
- If you want well-qualified staff, you will have to pay them appropriately.
- Children gradually learn how to behave appropriately in various social situations.
- There is a new horror series on TV which begins, appropriately enough, on Halloween.
- The Prince stayed, rather appropriately, at The Royal Hotel.
- Some of the cleaners are not appropriately trained for working in a hospital.
B2
She didn't think we were appropriately dressed for a wedding.
appropriateness
noun [ U ] uk/əˈprəʊ.pri.ət.nəs/us/əˈproʊ.pri.ət.nəs/
appropriateverb [ T ]
uk/əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/us/əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/formalappropriate verb [ T ] (TAKE)
to take something for your own use, usually without permission:
He lost his job when he was found to have appropriated some of the company's money.
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Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- breaking and entering idiom
- duff
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- make off with sth
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere
appropriate verb [ T ] (KEEP MONEY)
to keep an amount of money to use for a particular purpose:
The government have appropriated millions of pounds for the project.
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Keeping and storing things
- aside
- bank
- capture
- cling
- cling (on) to sth
- earmark
- enshrine
- lay
- maintain
- pack sth away
- put sth away
- repository
- reserve
- reserved
- storage
- store
- store sth up
- stow
- stow (sth) away
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