APPROPRIATE


Meaning of APPROPRIATE in English

I. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an appropriate measure (= a measure that is suitable for a particular situation )

In the event of an assault, staff will need to take appropriate measures to defend themselves.

an appropriate response

She laughed, which didn't really seem an appropriate response.

an appropriate/apt metaphor (= a very suitable one )

Building on sand is an apt metaphor for the challenge we face.

appropriate/inappropriate formal (= suitable/not suitable for that situation )

Within the official school framework there are penalties for inappropriate behaviour.

deem sth necessary/appropriate etc

They were told to take whatever action they deemed necessary.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

entirely

Administration officials said it was entirely appropriate for the Clintons to host overnight guests.

The freakishness of their own appearance seemed entirely appropriate .

That the world should be so enchanting after the enchantment of Vitor's lovemaking was entirely appropriate .

Young Fowler thinks it entirely appropriate .

Her reaction, he wrote, was entirely appropriate .

It is therefore entirely appropriate that today Pompeii still represents the cutting edge of archaeological research and development.

Theological answers are necessary and entirely appropriate to this doubt.

more

Some of them may have become bottom living, crawling hunters for which a gastropod-like shell would have been more appropriate .

With the tab stops at 35, 50 and 55 deleted, the headings shift to more appropriate locations. 12.

It seemed utterly incongruous that there were cars parked outside on the wide circular drive - carriages would have looked more appropriate .

On the other hand, sometimes a direct approach may be more appropriate .

In some situations air streamed integral visors and helmets are more appropriate especially in humid areas.

Nothing could have been more appropriate .

All these measures were carried out in the name of cost improvements cost-cutting would be a more appropriate name.

I thought Poems for D.T.'s would be more appropriate , or would attract more attention on a book-shop counter.

particularly

Electronic marking is particularly appropriate on large courses, since it helps avoid the problems of managing the handing-in of work.

A field-warehousing arrangement is particularly appropriate for financing seasonal inventory buildups.

It is perhaps particularly appropriate to consider tourism in an issue of the magazine whose theme is writers.

I perceive him as a particularly appropriate model.

They are thus particularly appropriate for studies of convection and stratified flow.

The method is particularly appropriate for assaying heavy metals such as lead in blood. 33-36.

This might seem a particularly appropriate task for geographers although similar work has been the province of biologists, archaeologists and geologists.

However inversion would not appear to be particularly appropriate given the actual data involved in this case.

■ NOUN

action

He also has the responsibility of deciding the appropriate action for changes where rejection would be contentious.

Each division of the school receives its own results, which allow it to pinpoint problems and take appropriate action .

Teachers who for years had planned in terms of appropriate actions could not overnight apply their minds to appropriate meanings as well.

If and when points come forward the group meets to discuss and decide appropriate action .

A trader knowledgeable of such developments can take appropriate action .

Before any appropriate action can be taken, it must be clear to all concerned what constitutes physical abuse.

Much appreciation is due to those residents who have brought various incidents to attention resulting in appropriate action .

But as soon as his regular check brings to light the absentee he is able to take prompt and appropriate action .

case

These principal chief officers should in appropriate cases be responsible for more than one department.

This would appear to legitimise his interference in operational matters in appropriate cases .

In an appropriate case a bank will require a mortgage to be explained by a solicitor to the borrower. 7.

However, in appropriate cases an apology should be added to an adjudication.

But these Acts do not proscribe activities, they simply provide for investigation in appropriate cases .

The same in an appropriate case would apply if the monies were simply advanced to him.

Then in an appropriate case the public authority may be able to secure the institution of a prosecution for criminal libel.

Removal expenses and travelling expenses in connection with the move to Oxford of the successful candidate are generally paid in full in appropriate cases .

level

Only then can they set the appropriate level of interest rates.

Terms should be reviewed for consistency and appropriate level of pre-coordination, word form and level of specificity.

It was crucial for successful demand management that central government generated or contained investment to an appropriate level .

The rate of interest at which this assistance is provided indicates the Bank's view of the appropriate level of interest rates.

For more senior jobs individuals will have already demonstrated an appropriate level of intelligence by their educational standards and successful work experience.

The debate is now about the most appropriate levels for decision-making.

Certain Scotvec modules are acceptable at appropriate levels as an alternative to O/S or Higher qualifications.

measure

In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects.

It is then necessary to develop appropriate measures for this performance.

What is the appropriate measure of scale difference between industrial activities?

Devaluation has often been perceived as an appropriate measure for countries running high and persistent balance of payments current account deficits.

Performance indicators are becoming more sophisticated as managers wrestle with the problems of choosing and monitoring appropriate measures of quality and effectiveness.

Is cloze procedure an appropriate measure of comprehension?

Our second should be to search for appropriate measures for comparison.

place

Other Companies of the Battalion were already moving off in time to take their appropriate places in the March Table.

One is the ambiguity in his argument about the appropriate place of semiotic process in the analysis of work.

This is an appropriate place , perhaps, for a few words about the use of roses for hedging and screening.

These points will be referred to again at appropriate places in later chapters.

If a document was issued or received it would be filed in the appropriate place in Nigel Couville's kingdom.

The programme was filmed in front of a live audience who had to clap, laugh and commiserate in all the appropriate places .

Then they can be put into their appropriate places .

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response

This can surprise us and overwhelm us so much that by far the most appropriate response is to laugh.

An appropriate response , it seemed, would have been for the company to redouble its efforts to improve its own offering.

The anger is an appropriate response to what the writer describes, a public statement about conditions of life or death.

Gale is away from the phone, but he will listen to the recording later and make an appropriate response .

He hadn't needed a thesaurus to decide on the appropriate response .

Although she had sensed that a fiasco like this was inevitable, Amanda fumbled for an appropriate response .

Theory suggests that an exchange rate change may be the appropriate response to a country specific shock.

It is competition, however, which forces businesses and resource suppliers to make appropriate responses .

time

Each case must be considered on its own merits though it is important that action is taken at the appropriate time .

It was a two-edged sword of obligations of favors given and favors to be returned at a later, appropriate time .

It is important to establish that the client and key employees will be available at the appropriate time .

We can assess all the relevant factors for you, and produce the right amount of cash at the appropriate time .

An appropriate time for Dole to speak his mind; and, at one level, an obviously sensible thing to do.

An appropriate time for a visit.

No spraying, of course, and only circumspect cutting back at the most appropriate time .

Consequently, it can be planned so that it is raised at the most appropriate time for it to be dealt with effectively.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Considering what he did, I think the punishment was appropriate .

Each member is given a special exercise routine that is appropriate for his or her needs

We will take appropriate action once the investigation is over.

You will be given your orders at the appropriate time.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

All seven transactions are numbered and posted to the appropriate accounts.

The Kruskal-Wallis test and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare groups as appropriate .

The main aim of several sets of video materials is to present examples of language in use in an appropriate context.

The use of sound was imaginative and appropriate , and caught the audience's attention.

Then you are criticised for not winning in a style they regard as appropriate .

You spot what season of the year is appropriate .

II. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

money

Parliament would have unlimited access to the funds, but would have to pass specific resolutions to appropriate money .

The Clinton administration favors paying the debt over several years but has been unable to persuade Congress to appropriate the money .

In addition, Congress must appropriate money each year.

It saved labor, the very thing we are now appropriating money to get a job for.

If the council wanted a major new initiative, it would appropriate additional money .

Yet there was virtually no chance Congress would appropriate the money if Boutros-Ghali remained in office.

Instead he voiced the heartfelt hope that Congress would appropriate the money to keep the Exposition open for another year.

Congress appropriated money for the agency.

property

The Court of Appeal held that there was no theft because the accused had not appropriated the property .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Carlin is suspected of appropriating company funds.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

An awareness of old history encourages caution when it is appropriated for a contemporary cause.

Eventually their designs were appropriated for industrial production, which could be sold at cheaper prices.

Other reactionary politicians vie to appropriate historical symbols of pre-communist antiquity.

Since then, spending has slowly increased each year, but the Legislature has always appropriated more than Weld has requested.

Yet the means of production are privately owned, and the profits are appropriated by individuals.

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