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Marked by suitability or aptness
“The movie contains content that may not be appropriate for children.”
Timely or marked by good timing
“The applause would come in an appropriate manner when awkward silence had threatened to derail the act.”
Advantageous to one's aims or goals
Fitting, or legitimately deserved or claimed
Something precise or exact
Used or accepted broadly
Having been recommended or approved, typically by an authority
Allowed, especially within a set of regulations
Deemed acceptable or appropriate by society
Imperative or essential for one's well-being or goals
Suitable for wearing to church
Uniquely connected with someone or something
Cleverly simple and clear
With no restrictions on those allowed to participate
To take, claim or use for one's own benefit, usually without the owner's consent
“Approval to appropriate these sacred grounds for the construction of a new park did not sit well with the indigenous community.”
To steal
“When the charges were laid after Kiera had decided to appropriate millions of dollars from her company, her fall from grace was assured.”
To dedicate or set aside something for a particular purpose
“The county continues to appropriate funds for senior services that help keep our seniors independent.”
To reproduce something for one's own benefit, typically without the owner's consent
“To appropriate the work of another artist for propaganda is highly unethical.”
To come into possession of
To wield or make use of
To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another
To assimilate into a body, structure or system
To assign to a category
To arrange for something to belong to, or be officially controlled by, somebody else
To intrude on someone else's territory, rights, business or personal affairs
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