appropriate

Etymology
From, borrowed from , past participle of , from + , from.

Pronunciation

 * Adjective


 * Verb

Adjective

 * 1) Suitable or fit; proper.
 * 2) * 1798-1801,, Lecture XI delivered in the Parish Church of St. James, Westminster
 * in its strict and appropriate meaning
 * 1) Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
 * 2)  Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
 * 3) (of an action or thing) Morally good; positive.
 * 1) Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
 * 2)  Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
 * 3) (of an action or thing) Morally good; positive.
 * 1)  Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
 * 2) (of an action or thing) Morally good; positive.
 * 1) (of an action or thing) Morally good; positive.

Synonyms

 * ,, , ; see also Thesaurus:suitable

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: مُنَاسِب
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani:, ,
 * Basque: egoki
 * Belarusian: адпаве́дны, прыда́тны
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, , , ,
 * Danish: egnet, formålstjenlig, passende, hensigtsmæssig
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: konvena
 * Estonian: asjakohane, kohane
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: apropiado
 * Georgian:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἱκανός
 * Hebrew:
 * Hiligaynon: dapat
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: oiriúnach
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:, ,
 * Latvian: piemērots, atbilstošs, piederīgs
 * Malay:
 * Maori: arotau,, tōtika
 * Middle English: honeste, semly
 * Norwegian: egnet, formålstjenlig, ,
 * Old Norse: bærr
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: freagarrach, iomchaidh
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Slovene:, primeren
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: muvfâfık, ,
 * Ukrainian: відпові́дний, підходя́щий
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: פּאַסיק


 * Arabic: لَائِق
 * Armenian:
 * Czech:, , ,
 * Danish: passende
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician: apropiado
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Maori: tōtika
 * Middle English: honeste, semly
 * Norwegian: velegnet
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: freagarrach, iomchaidh
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Slovene: primeren
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, , yakışık alır, isâbetli
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: פּאַסיק


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician: apropiado
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: sâhiplenmek

Verb

 * 1)  To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
 * 2)  To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
 * 3) * 2012, The Washington Post, David Nakamura and Tom Hamburger, "Put armed police in every school, NRA urges"
 * "I call on Congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation," LaPierre said.
 * 1)  To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
 * 2)  To make suitable ; to suit.
 * 1) * 2012, The Washington Post, David Nakamura and Tom Hamburger, "Put armed police in every school, NRA urges"
 * "I call on Congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation," LaPierre said.
 * 1)  To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
 * 2)  To make suitable ; to suit.
 * 1)  To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
 * 2)  To make suitable ; to suit.
 * 1)  To make suitable ; to suit.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:take or Thesaurus:steal
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:set apart

Translations

 * Czech: přizpůsobit, přizpůsobovat
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: konveni
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Norwegian: tilpasse
 * Bokmål: tilpasse
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swedish:


 * Azerbaijani: mənimsəmək
 * Bulgarian: присвоявам си
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 独占
 * Czech: přivlastnit si, přivlastňovat si,, přisvojovat si
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: alproprigi
 * Finnish:, ottaa haltuun,
 * Galician: apropiarse
 * Georgian: მისაკუთრება
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: kaihau, kokoraho, makitaunu, nopenope, tauapo, taumanu
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilegne seg
 * Nynorsk: egne til seg, tileigne seg
 * Old English: āgnian
 * Polish: przywłaszczyć sobie
 * Portuguese: apropriar-se de, apoderar-se de
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: prilastiti si
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: tillägna sig
 * Ukrainian: привласнювати


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:, , přidělit, přidělovat, vydělit, vydělovat
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ; ,
 * Slovene: nameniti
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian:, виділяти


 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: āgnettan
 * Swedish: