adj.

Being at once opportune and to the point. See synonyms at relevant.

adv.

1. At an appropriate time; opportunely.
2. By the way; incidentally: Apropos, where were you yesterday?

prep.

With regard to; concerning: Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.

[French à propos : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-; see ad–) + propos, purpose (from Latin prōpositum, neuter past participle of prōpōnere, to intend; see propose).]

adjective

Related to the matter at hand: applicable, apposite, germane, material, pertinent, relevant. Idioms: to the point. See relevant/irrelevant.

adj

Definition: relevant, suitable
Antonyms: inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable

adv

Definition: relevantly, suitably
Antonyms: inappropriately, irrelevantly, unsuitably

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of an appropriate or pertinent nature
  Antonym: malapropos (meaning #1)

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The adverb apropos has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: by the way
  Synonym: incidentally

Meaning #2: at an opportune time
  Synonyms: seasonably, timely, well-timed

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - apropos
adv. - apropos, for resten
adj. - belejliget, passende

idioms:

• apropos of    apropos

Nederlands (Dutch)
gepast, relevant, toepasselijk, trouwens, met betrekking tot

Français (French)
prep. - à propos, opportunément
adv. - à propos, opportunément
adj. - opportun, (fait) à propos

idioms:

• apropos of    à propos de

Deutsch (German)
prep. - hinsichtlich
adv. - apropos, passend, hinsichtlich, übrigens
adj. - passend

idioms:

• apropos of    apropos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επίκαιρος, σχετικός
adv. - επ' ευκαιρία, μια που το 'φερε η κουβέντα

idioms:

• apropos of    σχετικά με, μιλώντας για

Italiano (Italian)
adatto, a proposito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - adequado, pertinente
adv. - oportunamente, a propósito

idioms:

• apropos of    a propósito de

Русский (Russian)
кстати, уместный, соответствующий

idioms:

• apropos of    касаясь

Español (Spanish)
prep. - a propósito
adv. - a propósito, oportunamente
adj. - pertinente

idioms:

• apropos of    a propósito de, hablando de

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - passande, lämplig
adv. - passande, lämpligt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
关于, 就...而言, 适当地, 及时地, 恰当地, 适当的, 中肯的, 切题的

idioms:

• apropos of    关于, 至于

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 關於, 就...而言
adv. - 適當地, 及時地, 恰當地
adj. - 適當的, 中肯的, 切題的

idioms:

• apropos of    關於, 至於

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~애 적절히, ~애 관하여
adv. - 때마침, ~애 관하여, 그런데
adj. - 시기 적절한

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 適切に, ときに
adj. - 適切な

idioms:

• apropos of    …について, 話で思い出したが

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) في ما يتعلق, فيما يختص ب (ظرف) يتعلق ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮בנוגע ל-, אפרופו‬
adv. - ‮באופן הולם, אגב‬
adj. - ‮לעניין, הולם‬

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