proper

  • 11Proper — Prop er, adv. Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good. [Colloq & Vulgar] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12proper — 1 meet, appropriate, fitting, apt, happy, felicitous, *fit, suitable Analogous words: congruous, congenial, compatible, *consonant: *correct, nice, right: #due, rightful, condign Antonyms: improper Contrasted words: wrong, *false …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13proper — »eigen; sauber, ordentlich (besonders von der Kleidung); nett«: Das Adjektiv wurde Anfang des 17. Jh.s aus gleichbed. frz. propre entlehnt, das auf lat. proprius »eigen, eigentümlich, wesentlich« zurückgeht …

    Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • 14Proper — ist die Hauptsache, sagt der Feldwebel. – Holtei, Eselsfresser, I, 121 …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 15proper — prop|er1 W2S1 [ˈprɔpə US ˈpra:pər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: propre, from Latin proprius own ] 1.) [only before noun] right, suitable, or correct ▪ Everything was in its proper place (=where it should be) . ▪ the proper way to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16proper — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun, no comparative) especially BrE right, suitable, or correct: She needs proper medical attention. | Put that back in its proper place. | I went through the proper process, I wrote to my MP. 2 socially or legally… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17proper */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɒpə(r)] / US [ˈprɑpər] adjective 1) [only before noun] suitable for the purpose or situation You have to have the proper tools for the job. That s not the proper way to do it! The problem was they didn t have a proper place to rehearse.… …

    English dictionary

  • 18proper — prop|er [ prapər ] adjective ** ▸ 1 appropriate ▸ 2 moral ▸ 3 considered real/serious ▸ 4 behaving politely ▸ 5 in its most exact sense ▸ 6 complete in every detail ▸ 7 of particular type 1. ) only before noun appropriate for the purpose or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19proper — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 a accurate, correct (in the proper sense of the word; gave him the proper amount). b fit, suitable, right (at the proper time; do it the proper way). 2 decent; respectable, esp. excessively so (not quite proper). 3 (usu.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20proper — properly, adv. properness, n. /prop euhr/, adj. 1. adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries. 2. conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a …

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