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# appropriate

adjective (appropriate; more appropriate); verb (appropriate, appropriates, appropriated, appropriating — formal)

«appropriate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adjective) Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#m1)
2. (verb, formal) To take something for yourself, often without permission. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#m2)
3. (verb, formal) To set aside money for a special use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#m3)

### In the lessons

Very common in school and safety rules: "appropriate clothing", "appropriate behaviour", "use an appropriate unit". In maths, "give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy". Phrases: appropriate for, appropriate to, where appropriate.

### Examples

- Wear appropriate clothes for the hike: boots and a coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x1)
- That joke is not appropriate in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x2)
- Choose an appropriate unit to measure a pencil: cm or m? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x3)
- Is this film appropriate for children? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x4)
- Raise your hand at the appropriate time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x5)
- Round your answer where appropriate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x6)
- The king appropriated the farmers' land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x7)
- At length heaven granted him a daughter of such remarkable beauty that he could think of no name so appropriate for her as ‘Fairer-than-a-Fairy.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/#x8)

### Note

Adjective said "a-PRO-pree-it"; verb said "a-PRO-pree-ate". Opposite: inappropriate (often used about rude or unsafe things). In maths, "appropriate unit" means a sensible one: grams for a pencil, kilograms for a dog.

## In Jewish tradition

Very common in school and safety rules: "appropriate clothing", "appropriate behaviour", "use an appropriate unit". In maths, "give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy". Phrases: appropriate for, appropriate to, where appropriate.

### Examples

- The Zohar represents absolute truth, and the Sepher Jezirah provides the means by which we may seize, appropriate and make use of it." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appropriate/#x1)

### Note

Adjective said "a-PRO-pree-it"; verb said "a-PRO-pree-ate". Opposite: inappropriate (often used about rude or unsafe things). In maths, "appropriate unit" means a sensible one: grams for a pencil, kilograms for a dog.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «appropriate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appropriate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appropriate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/appropriate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «appropriate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appropriate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appropriate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/appropriate.html) on Mova free.