adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be properly enforced
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Rules are only effective if they are properly enforced.
eat properly British English , eat right American English (= eat food that will keep you healthy )
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He hadn’t been eating properly and was drinking far too much.
function normally/correctly/properly etc
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Flights in and out of Taipei are functioning normally again.
properly/suitably dressed (= wearing suitable clothes for something )
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It’s important to be properly dressed if you are walking in the mountains.
suitably/properly qualified
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Make sure that the therapist is properly qualified.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
belong
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Assault on a constable in the execution of his duty, it is argued, properly belongs in constitutional law.
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Bourgeois tragedy properly belongs to an age of science.
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But there is Marxist work on the origins and on typologies of art which properly belongs in this first division.
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So I feel that all these jottings of the past forty years properly belong in a corner of that institution's cellar.
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I make it my business to acquaint myself with where objects properly belong in a house.
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He was an unpopular officer, one who didn't properly belong anywhere, but who was uprooted and anxious everywhere.
eat
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People who eat properly feel good about themselves.
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She said she encouraged him to eat properly and start exercising.
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Without an audience, but with a very hungry tummy, it wasn't long before Suzy began to eat properly .
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The four found Mary and Reggie in the kitchen, eating properly off plates.
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When I was on my own I would feel sad and would not eat properly .
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Eat properly Eating well before and during pregnancy is very important.
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I guess I was fairly content - bored sometimes, but happy to be alive and eating properly .
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Students increasingly complained that they could not afford to eat properly .
function
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The monetary role enabled the coin to function properly as a coin by ensuring that it circulated smoothly and without interruption.
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About two-thirds of all collisions at state public crossings actually occur where everything is functioning properly .
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Pull one part out and all of the others cease to function properly .
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The bacteria can enter the bloodstream, but are usually quickly destroyed when antibodies and the immune system function properly .
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Thanks to a sound system that fails to function properly , Kevin's words of diseased warning and wisdom are indecipherable.
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Impairment describes parts or systems of the body which do not function properly such as hearing or sight.
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It is this secondary mandate which ensures that our bi-cameral system can properly function .
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For nearly 45 years, it was unable to function properly because it became a political battleground in the Cold War.
implement
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Firstly, changing external factors meant that many plans became rapidly out of date and so they could never be implemented properly .
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Then thirdly, make quite sure the objective is implemented properly , so you have to monitor.
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Not surprisingly, commitments are broken and only the less important matters are implemented properly .
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The minister did not believe that Tameside Council could properly implement the change within the limited time available.
investigate
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The content and form of social and economic formations along with institutions can not be properly investigated by projecting preconceived notions.
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A reliable source had eluded him, although certain other prospects had yet to be properly investigated .
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Some deep-down instinct she'd never properly investigated had simply made her back off.
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No one has been brought to justice for any of these killings, nor does it appear that they have been properly investigated .
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There are some cases that you simply can not investigate properly without an engineer's report.
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It must be assumed that the title was properly investigated at the time of the purchase by the husband and wife.
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However, some elderly people have gone to live in private developments without properly investigating all the extra costs involved.
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He has not properly investigated the target's dining facilities.
manage
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A corporate personality can become a tangible asset if it is managed properly and consistently.
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Trees are a renewable resource that when managed properly can sustain our needs indefinitely.
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A fund was established to reward headmen for good police work, but it proved difficult to manage properly .
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If the economy is managed properly it can benefit us all with some impressive growth in jobs and tax base.
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When properly managed , they offer the prospect of a tidy retirement nest egg.
prepare
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When he worked at night he prepared properly , never allowing his vision to become impaired in any way.
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The rich dark meat, when prepared properly , is extremely flavorful with a slightly earthy taste.
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Touche Ross has audited this pro-forma and states that it is properly prepared on the basis set out.
run
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Dawes believes that getting users' networks up and running properly is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry.
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Instead, they help keep your computer running properly or fix it when something goes wrong.
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If there is a policy of having nuclear weapons, those weapons must be serviced at intervals to keep them running properly .
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In a properly run business - a sufficiently benevolent dictatorship - they should be unnecessary.
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To be strictly accurate about it, they are mostly very reliable once they are up and running properly .
speak
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He hasn't properly spoken to me since our refusal to carry drugs.
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There are often misunderstandings which I have to let go because I can not speak properly .
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But, even if not properly speaking a science, it is still worthy of systematic pursuit.
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We are trying to break the speech patterns of these children, trying to get them to speak properly .
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For the first time, properly speak to her.
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A woman can not, properly speaking , desire at all.
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One of the most fundamental questions which has been posed is whether we can properly speak about the drama as writing.
train
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Our research confirms that it is vital that professionals be properly trained to work with paraprofessional personnel.
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This scrutiny of medical credentials ensures that patients get properly trained doctors.
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Had you trained properly for the complete distance?
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Further, and more important, it was open to doubt whether the nobility was properly trained for war.
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Each encounter represents a potential flashpoint unless your dog is properly trained .
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The creature is not fit to be seen until it is properly trained .
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When I came to train properly I was already aware of the professional background.
understand
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There seemed to be something which I had not properly understood .
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As we now know, quantum theory is needed in order that the actual structure of solids can be properly understood .
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Perhaps he never properly understood , she thought, as the car sped along the roads to Yonder.
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As we will soon see, the inability to make oneself understood properly was at the root of the crisis in Vicos.
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I realized I had not properly understood my own needs.
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That is true only in the vaguest terms and only when the whole context of how tribal government evolved is properly understood .
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Do they properly understand what is required?
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I couldn't believe my ears but she repeated it: I realized I had not properly understood my own needs.
use
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I can not speak from experience but the same can probably be said about most instruments if used properly .
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They must be used properly as aids to administrative evaluation-not in place of it or as ends in themselves.
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Chris stresses that some herbs can be dangerous if not used properly .
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People who have type 2 diabetes do not produce enough insulin, or their bodies can not properly use the hormone.
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There are several ways of doing this, but any method chosen must be used properly .
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When used properly , air bags save lives.
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Today the Government is still advising farmers that the products - if used properly - are safe.
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Your muscles are now being used properly to create a much more beautiful contour of the body.
work
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These are experimental and slightly unreliable weapons, but extremely deadly when they work properly .
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A properly working Macintosh is a marvel, but a Macintosh with an undiagnosed software problem is slow torture.
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The system could work properly only if the values of the two currencies did not drift too far apart from each other.
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And most important, are they working properly , so that they can protect Getty from AIDS-related infectious disease?
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For the system to work properly , several practical and technical obstacles will need to be overcome over the next 12 months.
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Then, for a moment, his back and shoulders were working properly .
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This arrangement might be fine if it worked properly .
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This would almost certainly prevent the main circuit from working properly .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Finding running shoes that fit properly can be tricky.
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He accused me of not doing my job properly .
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He questions whether the experiments were conducted properly .
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It will take time to properly investigate the matter.
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Make sure the door is properly closed.
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The company had failed to properly train their workers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Sierra Club lobbyist Raena Honan said the program never was properly funded since being approved in 1986.
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For this reason any purchaser will wish to see that all documents in the chain of title are properly stamped.
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However, the insurer probably will inspect the new house carefully, to be sure that it is properly retrofitted against earthquakes.
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In fact I damn nearly lost early on because I found it hard to concentrate properly on her defence strategy.
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Keep on using lead free if the engine is not set properly after its recent service.
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Shamlou stood before her, and for the first time looked properly at his victim.
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Surely manufacturers who offer these products and recommend them of use as a priming support for oils have done their research properly ?
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The failure to treat Tamils properly has carried a fearsome price.