appropriately

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.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

appropriately - in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" befittingly, fitly, fittingly, suitably inappropriately, unsuitably - in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately dressed"

Translations

appropriately [əˈprəʊprɪɪtlɪ] ADV [dress] → apropiadamente; [respond] → apropiadamente, adecuadamente; [act] → debidamente
appropriately dressed for the occasion → vestido apropiadamente para la ocasión, vestido acorde con la ocasión
it's entitled, appropriately enough, "Art for the Nation" → se titula, muy apropiadamente, "Arte para la Nación"
they have committed a crime and they must be punished appropriately → han cometido un crimen y deben recibir el correspondiente castigo

appropriately [əˈprəʊpriətli] adv (= suitably) [dress, act, behave] → de manière appropriée, convenablement; [respond, react] → avec à-propos

appropriately

adv → treffend; dressed → passend (for, to für), entsprechend (→ for, to +dat); (= to fit particular needs) designed, equipped → entsprechend (→ for, to +dat), → zweckmäßig (for, to für); appropriately enough the letter arrived at that very moment → passenderweise kam der Brief genau in dem Augenblick; rather appropriately she was called Goldilocks → der Name Goldköpfchen passte sehr gut zu ihr

appropriately [əˈprəʊprɪɪtlɪ] adv → in modo adatto or appropriato
he was appropriately insured → era assicurato in modo adeguato or convenientemente