Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - appropriate
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Appropriate
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(appropriating, appropriated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation. Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job... The teacher can then take appropriate action. ? inappropriate ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ that/to-inf, ADJ for/to n • appropriately It’s entitled, appropriately enough, ‘Art for the Nation’. ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group 2. If someone appropriates something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so. (FORMAL) Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea... = purloin VERB: V n
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I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, from Latin ad- + proprius own Date: 15th century 1. to take exclusive possession of ; annex no one should ~ a common benefit 2. to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use ~ money for the research program 3. to take or make use of without authority or right • appropriable adjective • appropriator noun II. adjective Date: 15th century especially suitable or compatible ; fitting an ~ response remarks ~ to the occasion Synonyms: see fit • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. (often foll. by to, for) 1 suitable or proper. 2 formal belonging or particular. --v.tr. 1 take possession of, esp. without authority. 2 devote (money etc.) to special purposes. Derivatives appropriately adv. appropriateness n. appropriation n. appropriator n. Etymology: LL appropriatus past part. of appropriare (as AD-, proprius own) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. прил. 1) соответствующий 2) подходящий, уместный 3) свойственный, присущий • - appropriate authority - appropriate body - appropriate forms of cooperation - appropriate funds - appropriate measure - appropriate money for - appropriate money 2. гл. 1) присваивать (to/for) 2) ассигновать 3) предназначать 4) выделять, отводить 5) предусматривать в бюджете см. budget - appropriate goods to the contract Syn: adopt, assume, assign ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. соответствующий, подходящий; уместный appropriate instruments —- нужные инструменты appropriate examples —- уместные примеры appropriate for a hot day —- приспособленный для жаркой погоды appropriate to occasion —- соответствующий случаю 2. книж. присущий, свойственный appropriate to smb. —- приличествующий 3. уст. присвоенный, приданный; принадлежащий 4. уст. своекорыстный, эгоистичный 5. присваивать to appropriate a piece of property —- присвоить себе собственность 6. стащить, стянуть who appropriated my dictionary? —- кто утащил у меня словарь? 7. ассигновывать, выделять, отводить (средства) to appropriate money for research program —- выделить средства на программу исследований ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) подходящий, соответствующий (to, for) 2) свойственный, присущий (to) 2. v. 1) присваивать 2) предназначать 3) ассигновать Syn: see usurp ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose (At an appropriate moment I'll offer the visitors some coffee.) + for (Your clothes are hardly appropriate for a job interview.) (objectives and strategies which are appropriate to the markets) (- opposite inappropriate) - appropriately adv (Her new job started, appropriately enough, on the first of January.) - appropriateness n ~2 v 1 to take something for yourself with no right to do this (He is suspected of appropriating government funds.) 2 to take something, especially money, to use for a particular purpose (appropriate sth for) (Congress appropriated $5 million for the International Woman's Year.) (- see also misappropriate) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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