appropriate

Everyday

1. (adjective) Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time. tree →
2. (verb, formal) To take something for yourself, often without permission. tree →
3. (verb, formal) To set aside money for a special use. tree →

In the lessons

Very common in school and safety rules: "appropriate clothing", "appropriate behaviour", "use an appropriate unit". In maths, "give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy". Phrases: appropriate for, appropriate to, where appropriate.

Examples

• Wear appropriate clothes for the hike: boots and a coat. tree →
• That joke is not appropriate in class. tree →
• Choose an appropriate unit to measure a pencil: cm or m? tree →
• Is this film appropriate for children? tree →
• Raise your hand at the appropriate time. tree →
• Round your answer where appropriate. tree →
• The king appropriated the farmers' land. tree →
• At length heaven granted him a daughter of such remarkable beauty that he could think of no name so appropriate for her as ‘Fairer-than-a-Fairy.’ tree →

Note

Adjective said "a-PRO-pree-it"; verb said "a-PRO-pree-ate". Opposite: inappropriate (often used about rude or unsafe things). In maths, "appropriate unit" means a sensible one: grams for a pencil, kilograms for a dog.

In Jewish tradition

Very common in school and safety rules: "appropriate clothing", "appropriate behaviour", "use an appropriate unit". In maths, "give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy". Phrases: appropriate for, appropriate to, where appropriate.

Examples

• The Zohar represents absolute truth, and the Sepher Jezirah provides the means by which we may seize, appropriate and make use of it." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Adjective said "a-PRO-pree-it"; verb said "a-PRO-pree-ate". Opposite: inappropriate (often used about rude or unsafe things). In maths, "appropriate unit" means a sensible one: grams for a pencil, kilograms for a dog.