appropriate

(ə-prō'prē-ĭt)
adj.
Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. (-āt')

1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.
2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.

[Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropriātus, past participle of appropriāre, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own.]

appropriately ap·pro'pri·ate·ly adv.
appropriateness ap·pro'pri·ate·ness n.
appropriative ap·pro'pri·a'tive (-ā'tĭv) adj.
appropriator ap·pro'pri·a'tor n.

SYNONYMS   appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp. These verbs mean to seize for oneself or as one's right: appropriated the family car; arrogated the chair at the head of the table; commandeered a plane for the escape; confiscating stolen property; preempted the glory for herself; usurped the throne. See also synonyms at allocate.

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1. to set apart for, or assign to, a particular purpose or use.


2. to wrongfully use or take the property of another.

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adjective

1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: apt, becoming, befitting, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.
2. Suited to one's end or purpose: befitting, convenient, expedient, fit, good, meet, proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful. See agree/disagree, good/bad.
3. Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances: deserved, due, fit, fitting, just, merited, proper, right, rightful, suitable. See right/wrong.

verb

1. To set aside or apart for a specified purpose: allocate, assign, designate, earmark. See collect/distribute, money.
2. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right: arrogate, assume, commandeer, preempt, seize, take, usurp. See give/take/reciprocity.

adj

Definition: suitable
Antonyms: improper, unbecoming, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited

v

Definition: set aside; allocate
Antonyms: keep, refuse, reject

v

Definition: steal
Antonyms: bequeath, bestow, give, return

“to set apart for, or assign to, a particular purpose or use, in exclusion of all others.” 137 P. 2d 233, 237. To wrongfully and unlawfully appropriate the property of another to one’s own use constitutes theft [ larceny ]. 158 S.W. 2d 796. See misapplication of property, compare conversion.

IN BRIEF: Something done in the proper manner.

Jeff dressed appropriately for his job interview.

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adj

1. the determination that the service provided is suited for the condition. adj 2. suitable for a particular person, group, community, condition, occasion, and/or place. adj 3. proper.

For a list of words related to appropriate, see:

• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical

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Common misspelling(s) of appropriate

• appropiate

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - passende, hensigtsmæssig
v. tr. - tilvende sig, tilegne sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich onrechtmatig toe-eigenen, geld bestemmen voor, gepast, eigen, geschikt

Français (French)
adj. - approprié, bienvenu, opportun, juste
v. tr. - s'approprier, s'emparer de, s'attribuer

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geeignet
v. - sich aneignen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ιδιοποιούμαι, οικειοποιούμαι, διαθέτω, αφιερώνω
adj. - κατάλληλος, ταιριαστός

Italiano (Italian)
appropriare, appropriarsi di, usurpare, appropriato, conveniente

idioms:

• be appropriate    essere conveniente
• be appropriate for    essere idoneo per

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apropriar-se, reservar
adj. - apropriado, conveniente

idioms:

• be appropriate    ser apropriado
• be appropriate for    ser apropriado para

Русский (Russian)
присваивать, красть, предназначать, выделить для особой цели, соответствующий, подходящий, уместный

idioms:

• be appropriate    быть уместным, принятым
• be appropriate for    быть подобающим чему-то

Español (Spanish)
adj. - adecuado, apropiado, apto, indicado, decente, conveniente, correcto
v. tr. - usurpar, apoderarse, apropiarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anslå, bevilja, lägga sig till med
adj. - lämplig, passande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
适当的, 恰当的, 相称的, 拨出, 挪用, 盗用, 占用

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 適當的, 恰當的, 相稱的
v. tr. - 撥出, 挪用, 盜用, 佔用

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적당한, 특유한
v. tr. - 을 사유하다, 충당하다, 의 지출을 승인하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適当な, 特有の, 妥当な
v. - 当てる, 充当する, 専有する, 不当に私用に供する

idioms:

• be appropriate    適した, 固有の
• be appropriate for    充当する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستولي على, يخصص أو يفرد لغرض معين, يأخذ من غير إذن (صفه) يستولي على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתאים, הולם‬
v. tr. - ‮הקציב, הקצה, נטל ללא רשות או סמכות‬

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