properly

🇬🇧 UK/'prɒpәli/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adv.

In a correct, suitable, or appropriate manner.

适当地,正确地,恰当地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
properstem
+
lyin the manner of
=properly

Common Collocations

  • 1.properly trained经过正规培训
  • 2.properly understood正确理解
  • 3.function properly正常运作
  • 4.behave properly举止得体

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Make sure the equipment is properly installed before turning it on.

  • 2.

    She never learned how to properly manage her time in college.

  • 3.

    The wound needs to be properly cleaned to prevent infection.

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