adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
2.
conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a very proper young man.
3.
fitting; right: It was only proper to bring a gift.
4.
strictly belonging or applicable: the proper place for a stove.
5.
belonging or pertaining exclusively or distinctly to a person, thing, or group.
6.
strict; accurate.
7.
in the strict sense of the word (usually used postpositively): Shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper. Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs?
8.
Grammar.
a.
(of a name, noun, or adjective) designating a particular person or thing and written in English with an initial capital letter, as Joan, Chicago, Monday, American.
b.
having the force or function of a proper name: a proper adjective.
9.
normal or regular.
10.
belonging to oneself or itself; own.
11.
Chiefly BritishInformal. complete or thorough: a proper thrashing.
12.
Ecclesiastical. used only on a particular day or festival: the proper introit.
13.
Heraldry. (of a device) depicted in its natural colors: an oak tree proper.
14.
Informal.
a.
excellent; capital; fine.
b.
good-looking or handsome.
15.
Mathematics. (of a subset of a set) not equal to the whole set.
16.
Archaic. of good character; respectable.
–adverb
17.
Informal. thoroughly; completely.
–noun
18.
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME propre < OF < L proprius one's own]
c.1225, "adapted to some purpose, fit, apt" (implied in properly), from O.Fr. propre (11c.), from L. proprius "one's own, particular to itself," from pro privo "for the individual." Proper name "belonging to or relating to the person or thing in question," is from c.1290, a sense also preserved in astronomical proper motion (c.1300). Meaning "socially appropriate" is first recorded 1704.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" [ant: improper]
2.
having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"
3.
limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"
4.
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
right, correct, or suitable Example: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time — it's too late to start now.
Arabic:
مُلائِم، صَحيح
Chinese (Simplified):
适当的
Chinese (Traditional):
適當的
Czech:
správný, vhodný
Danish:
rigtig
Dutch:
juist
Estonian:
sobiv, sünnis
Finnish:
oikea
French:
correct
German:
richtig
Greek:
σωστός, κατάλληλος
Hungarian:
helyes, megfelelő
Icelandic:
réttur, viðeigandi
Indonesian:
semestinya
Italian:
corretto, giusto
Japanese:
きちんとした
Korean:
옳은, 적당한
Latvian:
īsts; pareizs; piemērots
Lithuanian:
tinkamas, tikras
Norwegian:
rett, riktig
Polish:
właściwy
Portuguese (Brazil):
correto, adequado
Portuguese (Portugal):
correcto
Romanian:
potrivit
Russian:
правильный, надлежащий
Slovak:
správny, vhodný
Slovenian:
pravi
Spanish:
correcto, adecuado
Swedish:
rätt, riktig
Turkish:
uygun
proper2[ˈpropə]adjective
complete or thorough Example: Have you made a proper search?
Arabic:
كامِل، شامِل
Chinese (Simplified):
彻底的，全面的
Chinese (Traditional):
徹底的，全面的
Czech:
patřičný, řádný, úplný
Danish:
grundig
Dutch:
grondig
Estonian:
põhjalik
Finnish:
perusteellinen
French:
convenable
German:
genau
Greek:
πλήρης, ολοκληρωμένος
Hungarian:
szabályszerű
Icelandic:
algjör, almennilegur
Indonesian:
menyeluruh
Italian:
adeguato, esauriente
Japanese:
徹底した
Korean:
철저한
Latvian:
pamatīgs
Lithuanian:
nuodugnus, išsamus
Norwegian:
ordentlig, skikkelig
Polish:
dokładny
Portuguese (Brazil):
completo
Portuguese (Portugal):
completo
Romanian:
complet
Russian:
полный, совершенный
Slovak:
patričný
Slovenian:
natančen
Spanish:
completo
Swedish:
ordentlig
Turkish:
tam
proper3[ˈpropə]adjective
respectable or well-mannered Example: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This Main Entry: prop·er Function: adjective : marked by fitness or correctness; especially: being in accordance with established procedure, law,jurisdiction, or standards of care, fairness, and justice <argued that the shareholder was acting in bad faith and lacked a proper purpose for examining its records>—prop·er·lyadverb
Ap*pel"la*tive\, a. [L. appellativus, fr. appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal.]1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming. --Cudworth. 2. (Gram.) Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a class.
Ap*pro"pri*ate\, a. [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See Proper.] Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper. In its strict and appropriate meaning. --Porteus. Appropriate acts of divine worship. --Stillingfleet. It is not at all times easy to find words appropriate to express our ideas. --Locke.
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