əˈprəʊpriət Adjective Response/Measure/Method Problem Identified Action Time Make

• an appropriate response/measure/method
• now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.
• is now an appropriate time to make a speech?
• please debit my mastercard/visa/american express card (delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply).

appropriate

1. suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances
• OPPOSITE inappropriate
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• an appropriate response/measure/method
• Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.
• Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?
• Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card (delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply).
• This may be an appropriate treatment for many patients.
• Skills can be enhanced by the appropriate use of technology in certain circumstances.
• He said she had responded to the situation in an entirely appropriate way.
• to deem/consider/think something appropriate
• Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.
• The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children.
• All personnel were trained at levels appropriate to the needs of each job.

Extra Examples

• It was thought appropriate to award her the prize.
• Tutors can construct tests appropriate to individual students' needs.
• Would it be appropriate to take him a small gift?

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.