appropriate
adjective
1. 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
Similar word(s): befitting, pat, proper, right, apropos, proper
Sentences with appropriate as an adjective:
- The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.
- I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud in front of all those people at the check-out that my hair-piece looked like it was falling out of place.
- While it is not considered appropriate for a professor to date his student, there is no such concern once the semester has ended.
verb
1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Similar word(s): allow, earmark, reserve
Definition categories: cognition, allot, assign, portion
2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Similar word(s): capture, conquer, seize
Definition categories: possession, arrogate, assume, seize, usurp
Sentences with appropriate as a verb:
- Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.
- A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden.
- to appropriate money for the increase of the navy