APPROPRIATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of appropriate in English
suitable This film contains language that is not suitable for children. appropriate Is this film appropriate for young children? apt "Unusual", yes, that's a very apt description. fitting The promotion was a fitting reward for all his hard work.
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appropriate verb [T]
(TAKE )
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appropriate verb [T]
(KEEP MONEY )
(Definition of appropriate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
appropriate | American Dictionary
appropriate adjective
(CORRECT )
Punishment should be appropriate to the crime . I don’t have any appropriate clothes .
appropriate verb [T]
(TAKE )
He lost his job after he appropriated some of the company’s money .
(Definition of appropriate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of appropriate
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If the project generates financial revenues, but they are lower than for purely commercial investments, then perhaps an interest rate subsidy would be most appropriate .
Both suffer when the time available is reduced, but an appropriate development methodology can in both cases minimize the damage.
Nevertheless, we consider them here for their insight into systems that acquire representations appropriate for a cognitive domain through a learning process.
A more appropriate interpretation is that the annuity swap represents a market certainty equivalent to the option.
The compactness of the base space can be replaced by the appropriate uniformities.
Reports should specify why an assessment has been undertaken and, where appropriate , who has requested this work.
Thus, the latter method is more appropriate to appraise a party's regional electoral strength.
We removed those children in order to have an appropriate variance range.
When a draft law arrives, it is considered by the appropriate technical commissions.
There has been research on teaching techniques for young learners, but what task types are appropriate and efficient for testing children is an under-researched area.
Only 2 of the 193 respondents said that the teaching methods were not very appropriate .
Next, they were taught to define appropriate behaviors and to set clear objectives for their child.
In light of this, it would seem appropriate to try another analytical approach that could be appropriate for strongly nonlinear systems.
The third category includes culturally based value systems about appropriate behaviour concerning animals and the environment.
Varying combinations of muscle groups were stimulated and foot switches were used to trigger each channel at the appropriate period of the gait cycle.
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Translations of appropriate
in Chinese (Traditional)
適當的，恰當的, 合適的, 拿走…
in Chinese (Simplified)
适当的，恰当的, 合适的, 拿走…
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apropiado, apropiado/da [masculine-feminine]…
in Portuguese
apropriado, adequado, adequado/-da [masculine-feminine]…
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uygun, yerinde, izinsiz almak…
approprié/-ée, adapté/-ée, approprié (à)…
geschikt, zich toe-eigenen…
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சூழ்நிலை அல்லது சந்தர்ப்பத்திற்கு ஏற்றது அல்லது சரியானது…
(किसी परिस्थिति या अवसर में) उचित…
(આપેલ પરિસ્થિતિ અથવા પ્રસંગે) ઉપયુક્ત, યોગ્ય…
passende, annektere, tilvende sig…
passande, lämplig, vederbörlig…
patut, mengambil secara salah…
passende, egnet, hensiktsmessig…
відповідний, доречний, привласнювати…
ఒక ప్రత్యేక పరిస్థితికి లేదా సందర్భానికి తగినది లేదా సరైనది…
যথাযথ, একটি নির্দিষ্ট পরিস্থিতি বা অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য উপযুক্ত বা সঠিক…
vhodný, příslušný, zcizit…
semestinya, tepat, pantas…
เหมาะสม, ยักยอก, นำมาใช้ประโยชน์โดยมิชอบ…
odpowiedni, przywłaszczyć sobie, właściwy…
appropriato, apposito, appropriarsi…
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