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Definisjon av Appropriate

Vi fant 12 definisjoner av Appropriate på engelsk.

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
appropriate - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
capture, seize, conquer
usurp, arrogate, seize, take over, assume take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

Adjective
appropriate - 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"
inappropriate not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"
apropos of an appropriate or pertinent nature
proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
appropriateness the quality of being specially suitable
befitting appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"
grade-appropriate the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for students in a specified grade
pat exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
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Verb
Appropriate - To make suitable; to suit. -- William Paley.
Appropriate - To take to one's self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; as, "let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit. ".
Appropriate - To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others;—with to or for; as, a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden; to appropriate money for the increase of the navy.
Appropriate - To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.

Adjektiv
Appropriate - Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
Appropriate - Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
Appropriate - Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • Appropriate
    Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to the occasion.
  • Appropriate
    To take possession of by force.
  • Appropriate
    To assign a resource to a particular person or cause.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: appropriate
  • Komparativ: more appropriate
  • Superlativ: most appropriate

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) appropriate
  • Presens: appropriate / appropriates
  • Preteritum: appropriated
  • Perfektum: (have) appropriated

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