PROPERLY


Meaning of PROPERLY in English

adverb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be properly enforced

Rules are only effective if they are properly enforced.

eat properly British English , eat right American English (= eat food that will keep you healthy )

He hadn’t been eating properly and was drinking far too much.

function normally/correctly/properly etc

Flights in and out of Taipei are functioning normally again.

properly/suitably dressed (= wearing suitable clothes for something )

It’s important to be properly dressed if you are walking in the mountains.

suitably/properly qualified

Make sure that the therapist is properly qualified.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

belong

Assault on a constable in the execution of his duty, it is argued, properly belongs in constitutional law.

Bourgeois tragedy properly belongs to an age of science.

But there is Marxist work on the origins and on typologies of art which properly belongs in this first division.

So I feel that all these jottings of the past forty years properly belong in a corner of that institution's cellar.

I make it my business to acquaint myself with where objects properly belong in a house.

He was an unpopular officer, one who didn't properly belong anywhere, but who was uprooted and anxious everywhere.

eat

People who eat properly feel good about themselves.

She said she encouraged him to eat properly and start exercising.

Without an audience, but with a very hungry tummy, it wasn't long before Suzy began to eat properly .

The four found Mary and Reggie in the kitchen, eating properly off plates.

When I was on my own I would feel sad and would not eat properly .

Eat properly Eating well before and during pregnancy is very important.

I guess I was fairly content - bored sometimes, but happy to be alive and eating properly .

Students increasingly complained that they could not afford to eat properly .

function

The monetary role enabled the coin to function properly as a coin by ensuring that it circulated smoothly and without interruption.

About two-thirds of all collisions at state public crossings actually occur where everything is functioning properly .

Pull one part out and all of the others cease to function properly .

The bacteria can enter the bloodstream, but are usually quickly destroyed when antibodies and the immune system function properly .

Thanks to a sound system that fails to function properly , Kevin's words of diseased warning and wisdom are indecipherable.

Impairment describes parts or systems of the body which do not function properly such as hearing or sight.

It is this secondary mandate which ensures that our bi-cameral system can properly function .

For nearly 45 years, it was unable to function properly because it became a political battleground in the Cold War.

implement

Firstly, changing external factors meant that many plans became rapidly out of date and so they could never be implemented properly .

Then thirdly, make quite sure the objective is implemented properly , so you have to monitor.

Not surprisingly, commitments are broken and only the less important matters are implemented properly .

The minister did not believe that Tameside Council could properly implement the change within the limited time available.

investigate

The content and form of social and economic formations along with institutions can not be properly investigated by projecting preconceived notions.

A reliable source had eluded him, although certain other prospects had yet to be properly investigated .

Some deep-down instinct she'd never properly investigated had simply made her back off.

No one has been brought to justice for any of these killings, nor does it appear that they have been properly investigated .

There are some cases that you simply can not investigate properly without an engineer's report.

It must be assumed that the title was properly investigated at the time of the purchase by the husband and wife.

However, some elderly people have gone to live in private developments without properly investigating all the extra costs involved.

He has not properly investigated the target's dining facilities.

manage

A corporate personality can become a tangible asset if it is managed properly and consistently.

Trees are a renewable resource that when managed properly can sustain our needs indefinitely.

A fund was established to reward headmen for good police work, but it proved difficult to manage properly .

If the economy is managed properly it can benefit us all with some impressive growth in jobs and tax base.

When properly managed , they offer the prospect of a tidy retirement nest egg.

prepare

When he worked at night he prepared properly , never allowing his vision to become impaired in any way.

The rich dark meat, when prepared properly , is extremely flavorful with a slightly earthy taste.

Touche Ross has audited this pro-forma and states that it is properly prepared on the basis set out.

run

Dawes believes that getting users' networks up and running properly is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry.

Instead, they help keep your computer running properly or fix it when something goes wrong.

If there is a policy of having nuclear weapons, those weapons must be serviced at intervals to keep them running properly .

In a properly run business - a sufficiently benevolent dictatorship - they should be unnecessary.

To be strictly accurate about it, they are mostly very reliable once they are up and running properly .

speak

He hasn't properly spoken to me since our refusal to carry drugs.

There are often misunderstandings which I have to let go because I can not speak properly .

But, even if not properly speaking a science, it is still worthy of systematic pursuit.

We are trying to break the speech patterns of these children, trying to get them to speak properly .

For the first time, properly speak to her.

A woman can not, properly speaking , desire at all.

One of the most fundamental questions which has been posed is whether we can properly speak about the drama as writing.

train

Our research confirms that it is vital that professionals be properly trained to work with paraprofessional personnel.

This scrutiny of medical credentials ensures that patients get properly trained doctors.

Had you trained properly for the complete distance?

Further, and more important, it was open to doubt whether the nobility was properly trained for war.

Each encounter represents a potential flashpoint unless your dog is properly trained .

The creature is not fit to be seen until it is properly trained .

When I came to train properly I was already aware of the professional background.

understand

There seemed to be something which I had not properly understood .

As we now know, quantum theory is needed in order that the actual structure of solids can be properly understood .

Perhaps he never properly understood , she thought, as the car sped along the roads to Yonder.

As we will soon see, the inability to make oneself understood properly was at the root of the crisis in Vicos.

I realized I had not properly understood my own needs.

That is true only in the vaguest terms and only when the whole context of how tribal government evolved is properly understood .

Do they properly understand what is required?

I couldn't believe my ears but she repeated it: I realized I had not properly understood my own needs.

use

I can not speak from experience but the same can probably be said about most instruments if used properly .

They must be used properly as aids to administrative evaluation-not in place of it or as ends in themselves.

Chris stresses that some herbs can be dangerous if not used properly .

People who have type 2 diabetes do not produce enough insulin, or their bodies can not properly use the hormone.

There are several ways of doing this, but any method chosen must be used properly .

When used properly , air bags save lives.

Today the Government is still advising farmers that the products - if used properly - are safe.

Your muscles are now being used properly to create a much more beautiful contour of the body.

work

These are experimental and slightly unreliable weapons, but extremely deadly when they work properly .

A properly working Macintosh is a marvel, but a Macintosh with an undiagnosed software problem is slow torture.

The system could work properly only if the values of the two currencies did not drift too far apart from each other.

And most important, are they working properly , so that they can protect Getty from AIDS-related infectious disease?

For the system to work properly , several practical and technical obstacles will need to be overcome over the next 12 months.

Then, for a moment, his back and shoulders were working properly .

This arrangement might be fine if it worked properly .

This would almost certainly prevent the main circuit from working properly .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Finding running shoes that fit properly can be tricky.

He accused me of not doing my job properly .

He questions whether the experiments were conducted properly .

It will take time to properly investigate the matter.

Make sure the door is properly closed.

The company had failed to properly train their workers.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But Sierra Club lobbyist Raena Honan said the program never was properly funded since being approved in 1986.

For this reason any purchaser will wish to see that all documents in the chain of title are properly stamped.

However, the insurer probably will inspect the new house carefully, to be sure that it is properly retrofitted against earthquakes.

In fact I damn nearly lost early on because I found it hard to concentrate properly on her defence strategy.

Keep on using lead free if the engine is not set properly after its recent service.

Shamlou stood before her, and for the first time looked properly at his victim.

Surely manufacturers who offer these products and recommend them of use as a priming support for oils have done their research properly ?

The failure to treat Tamils properly has carried a fearsome price.

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