Tra từ appropriate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ap·pro·pri·ate AW [appropriate appropriates appropriated appropriating] adjective, verb
adjective BrE [əˈprəʊpriət] ; NAmE [əˈproʊpriət]
suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances
•an appropriate response/measure/method
• Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.
• Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?
•Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card (delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply).
•~ for sth Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.
•~ to sth The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children.
Opp: ↑inappropriate

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.

Thesaurus:
appropriate adj.
•Jeans are not appropriate for a formal interview.
suitable • • apt • • fit • • right • • acceptable • • satisfactory • |especially BrE proper • |especially spoken all right • |informal, especially spoken OK • |formal fitting •
Opp: inappropriate
appropriate/suitable/apt/fit/right/acceptable/satisfactoryall right/OK/fitting for sb/sth
appropriate/suitable/acceptable/satisfactory/all right/OK as sb/sth
appropriate/suitable/apt/fit/right/acceptable/satisfactory/proper/all right/OK/fitting that…
appropriate/suitable/fit/right/acceptable/satisfactory/proper/all right/OK/fitting to do sth
Appropriate, suitable or right? How appropriate or suitable sb/sth is is a matter of judgement; how right sb/sth is is more a matter of fact:
•Do you think she would be an appropriate/a suitable person to ask?
✗ a right person to ask:
•She's definitely the right person to ask.
✗ She's definitely the appropriate/suitable person to ask.

Example Bank:
•It was thought appropriate to award her the prize.
•Tutors can construct tests appropriate to individual students' needs.
•I don't think a speech would be entirely appropriate.
•Jeans are not appropriate for a formal interview.
•The textbooks you use should be appropriate to the level of the students.
•We must make sure that appropriate action is taken.
•Would it be appropriate to take him a small gift?
Derived Words: ↑appropriately ▪ ↑appropriateness

verb BrE [əˈprəʊprieɪt] ; NAmE [əˈproʊprieɪt] (formal)
1. ~ sth to take sth, sb's ideas, etc. for your own use, especially illegally or without permission
•He was accused of appropriating club funds.
•Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government.
2. ~ sth (for sth) to take or give sth, especially money for a particular purpose
•Five million dollars have been appropriated for research into the disease.
compare ↑misappropriate
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.

Example Bank:
•Five million dollars has been appropriated for research into the disease.
•Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government.