Apposite - English meaning

adjective

Relevant or appropriate.

Usage examples:

The same considerations are equally applicable to accident claims

adjective

Affecting or relating to someone or something

Usage examples:

The company will help with moving expenses where applicable., applicable to sth/sb this part of the…

adjective

Affecting or relating to a person or thing

Usage examples:

This part of the law is only applicable to companies employing more than five people., the new qual…

adjective

Suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

This isn't the appropriate time or place

verb

Take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

Usage examples:

The accused had appropriated the property

Suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Correct or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions., this old roof is apt to leak when it rains., he was v…

adjective

Appropriate to the occasion.

Usage examples:

A country which can run the prestigious tournament in a befitting manner

verb

Be appropriate for; suit.

Usage examples:

As befits a quaker, he was a humane man

adjective

Suitable or right for someone or something

Usage examples:

They were greeted with befitting courtesy., a land area of more than 140 million people deserves a …

adjective

In agreement or harmony.

Usage examples:

This explanation is congruous with earlier observations

adjective

The same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principles

Usage examples:

His conclusion is congruous with one previously drawn by mayer.

adjective

Well chosen or suited to the circumstances.

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A felicitous phrase

adjective

Suitable or right and expressing well the intended thought or feeling

Usage examples:

Felicitous phrase he summed up jack's achievements in one or two felicitous phrases.

noun

A small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment.

Usage examples:

The wooden fittings were made of walnut

adjective

Suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper.

Usage examples:

A fitting reward

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

adjective

Relevant to a subject under consideration.

Usage examples:

That is not germane to our theme

adjective

Ideas or information that is germane to a particular subject or situation is connected with and important to it

Usage examples:

Her remarks could not have been more germane to the discussion.

noun

The matter from which a thing is or can be made.

Usage examples:

Goats can eat more or less any plant material

adjective

Denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit.

Usage examples:

The material world

noun

A type of physical thing, such as wood, stone, or plastic, having qualities that allow it to be used to make other things

Usage examples:

A hard/soft material, the sculpture was made of various materials, including steel, copper wire, an…

adjective

Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.

Usage examples:

She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions

adjective

Relating directly to the subject being considered; relevant

Usage examples:

A pertinent question

adjective

Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.

Usage examples:

What small companies need is relevant advice

adjective

Related to a subject or to something happening or being discussed

Usage examples:

We turned over relevant documents to the investigating team., the relevance of railroads to the dev…

adjective

Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Usage examples:

These toys are not suitable for children under five

adjective

Being right or correct for a particular situation or person

Usage examples:

The book is suitable as a text for a course in beginning chemistry., the movie may not be suitable …

idiom

Expressing something very important or suitable for the subject being discussed

Usage examples:

Her comments on my work were very apt and to the point.