appropriate

ap·pro·pri·ate  (-prpr-t)

adj.

Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.

tr.v. (-t) ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates

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.

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[Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropritus, past participle of approprire, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ap·propri·ate·ly adv.

ap·propri·ate·ness n.

ap·propri·ative (-tv) adj.

ap·propri·ator 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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appropriate

Adjective

right or suitable

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to take for one's own use without permission

2. to put (money) aside for a particular purpose [Latin ad- to + proprius one's own]

appropriately adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	appropriate - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" earmark, set aside, reserve, allow allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
	2.	appropriate - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" conquer, seize, capture take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" carry - capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
Adj.	1.	appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" inappropriate - not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

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appropriate

adjective 1. suitable, right, fitting, fit, suited, correct, belonging, relevant, proper, to the point, in keeping, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, well-suited, well-timed, apposite, apropos, opportune, becoming, seemly, felicitous, germane, to the purpose, appurtenant, congruous << OPPOSITE unsuitable

verb 2. seize, take, claim, assume, take over, acquire, confiscate, annex, usurp, impound, pre-empt, commandeer, take possession of, expropriate, arrogate << OPPOSITE relinquish

verb 3. allocate, allow, budget, devote, assign, designate, set aside, earmark, allot, share out, apportion << OPPOSITE withhold

verb 4. steal, take, nick (slang), chiefly Brit. pocket, pinch (informal) pirate, poach, swipe (slang) lift (informal) heist U.S. (slang) embezzle, blag (slang) pilfer, misappropriate, snitch (slang) purloin, filch, plagiarize, thieve, peculate

Translations

appropriate [əˈprəuprɪɪt] adj → apropiado, conveniente

vt [-rɪeɪt] (= take) → apropiarse de (= allot): to appropriate sth for → destinar algo a;

appropriate for or to → apropiado para;

it would not be appropriate for me to comment → no estaría bien or sería pertinente que yo diera mi opinión

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appropriate adj [əˈprəuprɪɪt] [tool etc] → qui convient, approprié(e); [moment, remark] → opportun(e)

vt [əˈprəuprɪeɪt] (= take) → s'approprier (= allot);

to appropriate sth for → affecter qch à;

appropriate for or to → approprié à;

it would not be appropriate for me to comment → il ne me serait pas approprié de commenter

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appropriate adj [əˈprəuprɪɪt]

vt [əˈprəuprɪeɪt]

adj (apt) → angebracht;

(relevant) → entsprechend

vt → sich dat aneignen;

it would not be appropriate for me to comment → es wäre nicht angebracht, wenn ich mich dazu äußern würde

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appropriate vt [əˈprəuprɪeɪt] (= take) → appropriarsi di

adj [əˈprəuprɪɪt] → appropriato/a, adatto/a;

it would not be appropriate for me to comment → non sta a me fare dei commenti

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appropriate

adj appropriate [əˈprəupriət]

suitable; proper Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority. geskik مُلائِم، مُناسِب подходящ vhodný, příslušný passende angemessen κατάλληλος apropiado, adecuado, conveniente asjakohane شایسته؛ مناسب sopiva, asiaankuuluva approprié (à) מַתְאִים उपयुक्त prikladan megfelelő; értelemszerű; nem kívánt (rész) semestinya, tepat, pantas hlutaðeigandi; viðeigandi appropriato 適当な 타당한, 적당한 (ati)tinkamas atbilstošs; piemērots patut geschikt passende, egnet, rett właściwy, stosowny apropriado adecvat, potrivit соответствующий vhodný, príslušný primeren, ustrezen odgovarajući passande, lämplig, vederbörlig เหมาะสม uygun, münasip 適當的 відповідний; доречний مناسب ، موزوں phù hợp 适当的

n apˈpropriateness

geskiktheid مُلاءَمه، تَناسُب удобство vhodnost egnethed die Angemessenheit καταλληλότητα propiedad, conveniencia sobivus شایستگی؛ مناسبت sopivuus opportunité הַתְאֲמָה औचित्य prikladnost helyénvalóság ketepatan, kelayakan hentugleiki appropriatezza, adeguatezza 適していること 타당(함) tinkamumas atbilstība kesesuain geschiktheid det å passe/egne seg stosowność adequação adecvare соответствие vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 適當 доречність موزونیت ، مناسبت sự thích hợp 适当

adv apˈpropriately

suitably appropriately dressed for the occasion. geskik بِصورَة مُلائِمَة، بِصورَة مُناسِبَه подходящо vhodně passende angemessen κατάλληλα apropiadamente, adecuadamente sobivalt بطور شایسته asianmukaisesti convenablement בְּצוָּרה נְאוֹתָה उचित रूप से prikladno megfelelően secara semestinya, tepat, pantas á viðeigandi hátt adeguatamente ふさわしく 적당하게 tinkamai atbilstoši; piemēroti sesuai geschikt passende stosownie adequadamente adecvat, potrivit соответственно vhodne primerno prikladno passande, lämpligt อย่างเหมาะสม uygun şekilde 適當地 доречно بر جستہ طور پر phù hợp 适当地