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appropriate
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adjective (a)
- suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc(adj.all)Example:
A book not appropriate for children.
A funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity.
It seems that an apology is appropriate.
source: wordnet30 - Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A property; attribute.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913