The meaning of Proper

adjective

Able to be agreed on; suitable.

Usage examples:

The electoral arrangements must be acceptable to the people

adjective

Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.

Usage examples:

He wasn't handsome in the accepted sense

verb

Consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Usage examples:

He accepted a pen as a present

adjective

Existing in fact; real.

Usage examples:

The estimate was much less than the actual cost

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…

noun

An affinity for a place or situation.

Usage examples:

We feel a real sense of belonging

verb

Be the property of.

Usage examples:

The vehicle did not belong to him

noun

A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group and having a good relationship with the other members of the group because they welcome you and accept you

Usage examples:

A sense of belonging is one of humanity's most basic needs., it's a book about humanity, loyalty, a…

adjective

Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.

Usage examples:

A conventional morality had dictated behaviour

adjective

Following the usual practices of the past

Usage examples:

We were raised in a conventional, middle-class family., it’s a conventional hot-water heater (= of …

adjective

Relating to accepted or traditional ways of doing something

Usage examples:

Conventional accounting/business practices/methods, it is estimated that over one-third of sub-prim…

adjective

Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Usage examples:

Make sure you have been given the correct information

verb

Put right (an error or fault).

Usage examples:

The council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports

adjective

In agreement with the true facts or with a generally accepted standard

Usage examples:

It’s your responsibility to see that your tax return is correct., do you have the correct time?, "d…

adjective

Expected at or planned for at a certain time.

Usage examples:

The baby's due in august

noun

One's right; what is owed to one.

Usage examples:

He thought it was his due

adverb

(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly.

Usage examples:

We'll head due south again on the same road

adjective

Having existed or done something for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.

Usage examples:

The ceremony was an established event in the annual calendar

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

adjective

Generally accepted or familiar, esp. because of having a long history

Usage examples:

An established procedure

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

Done in accordance with convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important occasion.

Usage examples:

A formal dinner party

noun

An evening dress.

Usage examples:

Cocktail parties every night so the ladies can show off their formals

adjective

Truly what something is said to be; authentic.

Usage examples:

Genuine 24-carat gold

adjective

Being what something or someone appears or claims to be; real, not false

Usage examples:

Genuine leather, a genuine masterpiece, she showed genuine (= sincere) sorrow at the news., no one …

adjective

(of food, or premises in which food is sold, cooked, or eaten) satisfying the requirements of jewish law.

Usage examples:

A kosher kitchen

verb

Prepare (food) according to the requirements of jewish law.

Usage examples:

Those who are strict about eating only glatt kosher meat eat only meat that is koshered within the …

adjective

(of food or places where food is kept) prepared or kept in conditions that follow the rules of jewish law

Usage examples:

Kosher food, a kosher restaurant, it’s kosher for a politician to make a fortune when he leaves off…

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

A gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins.

Usage examples:

She fell from her horse during a weekend meet

adjective

Suitable or proper.

Usage examples:

It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour

adjective

Relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities.

Usage examples:

The prime minister's official engagements

noun

A person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department.

Usage examples:

A union official

noun

A person who has a position of responsibility in an organization

Usage examples:

A senior official, an official announcement, the name of the new director will be officially announ…

adjective

Following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.

Usage examples:

Burke's views were orthodox in his time

adjective

(of beliefs, ideas, or activities) following generally accepted beliefs or standards

Usage examples:

Orthodox methods of teaching, any questioning of conservative orthodoxy was viewed as an act of bet…

adjective

Traditional, and accepted by most people

Usage examples:

Orthodox economic theory has failed to explain the role of technological change in society., orthod…

adjective

Different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

He gave her some very peculiar looks

noun

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

Usage examples:

Deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably westminster abbey and windsor

adjective

Unusual and strange

Usage examples:

The copy editor will check type size and technical details to see if anything looks peculiar., kath…

verb

Be appropriate, related, or applicable to.

Usage examples:

Matters pertaining to the organization of government

phrasal verb

To relate to or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Regulations pertaining to high-tech industries, seaweed’s properties, as they pertain to skin care,…

adjective

Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.

Usage examples:

Julius caesar was a real person

adverb

Really; very.

Usage examples:

My head hurts real bad

noun

The basic monetary unit of brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.

Usage examples:

Plus, currencies in these markets have strengthened, meaning returns in hungarian forints or brazil…

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

adjective

Belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected.

Usage examples:

Sleeping sickness and related diseases

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

adjective

Belonging to the same family

Usage examples:

Of course elise and linda are related – they’re cousins., josé and alfonso are related by marriage.…

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

verb

Present participle of relate

Usage examples:

We need to explain why these issues are important and relate them to everyday life., archaeologists…

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

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adverb

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The car spun right off the track

noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

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 …

adjective

In accordance with fact or reality.

Usage examples:

A true story

adverb

Truly.

Usage examples:

Hobson spoke truer than he knew

verb

Bring (an object, wheel, or other construction) into the exact shape or position required.

Usage examples:

The bench sander is ideal for truing up faces of timber

adjective

Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Usage examples:

The situation was unique in british politics

noun

A unique person or thing.

Usage examples:

Some of lamb's writings were so memorably beautiful as to be uniques in their class

The single one of its kind