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appropriate

Pronunciation: [/əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.eɪt/]

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appropriate: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use appropriate in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “suitability”

(adjective) suitable or proper for the particular occasion, situation, or person. Like wearing pajamas to bed is appropriate, but wearing them to a job interview is not.

Example

Her choice of outfit was appropriate for the formal event.

Example

Wearing flip flops to a wedding is not appropriate.

Example

Is it appropriate to wear a swimsuit to a business meeting?

Context: “take for one's own use without permission”

(verb) to take something for oneself without permission or to steal. It is not appropriate to take someone else's belongings without asking.

Example

He appropriated his brother's toy without asking.

Example

It's not appropriate to appropriate someone else's work and claim it as your own.

Example

Is it appropriate to appropriate someone else's ideas without giving credit?

How to pronounce appropriate

Pronunciation: [/əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.eɪt/]

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