appropriately
Use Appropriately in a sentenceap·pro·pri·ate
[adj. uh-proh-pree-it; v. uh-proh-pree-eyt] adjective, verb, ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing. 
pri adjective
1.
suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
2.
belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper: Each played his appropriate part.
verb (used with object)
3.
to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use: The legislature appropriated funds for the university.
4.
to take to or for oneself; take possession of.
5.
to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate: He appropriated the trust funds for himself.
6.
to steal, especially to commit petty theft.
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Origin:
1515–25; < Late Latin appropriātus made one's own (past participle of appropriāre), equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + propri(us) one's own + -ātus -ate1
1515–25; < Late Latin appropriātus made one's own (past participle of appropriāre), equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + propri(us) one's own + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ap·pro·pri·ate·ly, adverb
ap·pro·pri·ate·ness, noun
ap·pro·pri·a·tive·ness, noun
ap·pro·pri·a·tor, noun
non·ap·pro·pri·a·tive, adjective
qua·si-ap·pro·pri·ate, adjective
qua·si-ap·pro·pri·ate·ly, adverb
re·ap·pro·pri·ate, verb (used with object), re·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, re·ap·pro·pri·at·ing.
well-ap·pro·pri·at·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. befitting, apt, meet, felicitous, suited, proper, due, becoming, pertinent. 3. apportion, allocate, assign.
1. befitting, apt, meet, felicitous, suited, proper, due, becoming, pertinent. 3. apportion, allocate, assign.
Antonyms
1. unsuitable, inept.
1. unsuitable, inept.
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| appropriate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | right or suitable; fitting |
| 2. | rare particular; own: they had their appropriate methods |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission |
| 4. | to put aside (funds, etc) for a particular purpose or person |
| [C15: from Late Latin appropriāre to make one's own, from Latin proprius one's own; see | |
| ap'propriable | |
| —adj | |
| ap'propriately | |
| —adv | |
| ap'propriateness | |
| —n | |
| ap'propriative | |
| —adj | |
| ap'propriator | |
| —n | |
| appropriate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | right or suitable; fitting |
| 2. | rare particular; own: they had their appropriate methods |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission |
| 4. | to put aside (funds, etc) for a particular purpose or person |
| [C15: from Late Latin appropriāre to make one's own, from Latin proprius one's own; see | |
| ap'propriable | |
| —adj | |
| ap'propriately | |
| —adv | |
| ap'propriateness | |
| —n | |
| ap'propriative | |
| —adj | |
| ap'propriator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
appropriate
1520s, from L.L. appropriatus, pp. of appropriare, adpropriare (c.450) "to make one's own," from L. ad- "to" + propriare "take as one's own," from proprius "one's own" (see proper). Adj. sense of "specially suitable, proper" is from 1540s.
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Example sentences
We are taking an appropriately cautious approach with nanotechnology.
The mood was convivial and the sound was appropriately sharp and loud, but not oppressively so.
The three available colors are appropriately earthy, both for the season and for the era.
The evidence is clear that tech can help learning, when used appropriately.
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