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Detailed Synonyms for appropriate in English

appropriate:

appropriate adj

  1. appropriate
  2. appropriate
  3. appropriate
  4. appropriate
  5. appropriate
    – suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc 1
    appropriate
    – suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc 1
    • appropriate adj
      • a book not appropriate for children1
      • a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity1
      • it seems that an apology is appropriate1

to appropriate verbe (appropriates, appropriated, appropriating)

  1. to appropriate
    – give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause 1
    to appropriate; to allow; to reserve; to set aside; earmark
    – give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause 1
    • appropriate verbe (appropriates, appropriated, appropriating)
    • allow verbe (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • reserve verbe (reserves, reserved, reserving)
    • set aside verbe (sets aside, set aside, setting aside)
    • earmark verbe
      • I will earmark this money for your research1
  2. to appropriate
    – take possession of by force, as after an invasion 1
    to appropriate; to capture; to seize; to conquer
    – take possession of by force, as after an invasion 1
    • appropriate verbe (appropriates, appropriated, appropriating)
    • capture verbe (captures, captured, capturing)
      • The militia captured the castle1
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants1
      • The army seized the town1
    • conquer verbe (conquers, conquered, conquering)

Conjugations for appropriate:

present
  1. appropriate
  2. appropriate
  3. appropriates
  4. appropriate
  5. appropriate
  6. appropriate
simple past
  1. appropriated
  2. appropriated
  3. appropriated
  4. appropriated
  5. appropriated
  6. appropriated
present perfect
  1. have appropriated
  2. have appropriated
  3. has appropriated
  4. have appropriated
  5. have appropriated
  6. have appropriated
past continuous
  1. was appropriating
  2. were appropriating
  3. was appropriating
  4. were appropriating
  5. were appropriating
  6. were appropriating
future
  1. shall appropriate
  2. will appropriate
  3. will appropriate
  4. shall appropriate
  5. will appropriate
  6. will appropriate
continuous present
  1. am appropriating
  2. are appropriating
  3. is appropriating
  4. are appropriating
  5. are appropriating
  6. are appropriating
subjunctive
  1. be appropriated
  2. be appropriated
  3. be appropriated
  4. be appropriated
  5. be appropriated
  6. be appropriated
diverse
  1. appropriate!
  2. let's appropriate!
  3. appropriated
  4. appropriating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "appropriate":

  1. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc1
    • a book not appropriate for children1
    • a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity1
    • it seems that an apology is appropriate1
  2. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause1
  3. take possession of by force, as after an invasion1

Related Synonyms for appropriate