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appropriate

🇬🇧 UK/ә'prәupriәt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREA2

Definitions

adj.

Suitable or right for a particular situation, person, or purpose.

适当的,合适的

v.

To take something for one's own use; to set aside money or resources for a specific purpose.

占用,挪用;拨出(款项)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
apto, toward
+
propriproper, own, suitable
+
ateto make, having
=appropriate

Common Collocations

  • 1.appropriate behavior适当的行为
  • 2.appropriate time适当的时间

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Blue jeans are not appropriate attire for a formal wedding reception.

  • 2.

    The government should appropriate funds to improve public transportation systems.

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