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appropriatelyin a manner that is suitable or proper in the circumstances

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a manner that is suitable or proper in the circumstances

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈproʊpriətli/

Korean meaning: 상황에 맞게, 적절하게

Korean pronunciation: 어**프로**프리엇틀리

Example Sentences

  • He appropriately wore flip-flops to the beach wedding, unlike his brother who wore snow boots
  • The teacher appropriately adjusted the lesson difficulty for younger students
  • She appropriately thanked everyone, even the person who brought burnt cookies

appropriately

ADVERB

//əˈproʊpriətli//

in a manner that is suitable or proper in the circumstances

appropriately concept
💡 Concept

A woman dresses appropriately for the elegant restaurant setting

appropriately rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Act appropriately, definitely properly!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈproʊpriətli/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈprəʊpriətli/

🌳Etymology

Prefixap--
Rootpropri
Suffix--ately

Origin

라틴어 'appropriatus'에서 유래했으며, '자신의 것으로 만들다'라는 의미에서 시작되어 '적합하게 하다'의 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

properlydefinitelyimmediately
properly
definitely
immediately

🔗Collocations

dress appropriately
respond appropriately
behave appropriately
appropriately named
appropriately sized
handle appropriately

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

He appropriately wore flip-flops to the beach wedding, unlike his brother who wore snow boots

The teacher appropriately adjusted the lesson difficulty for younger students

😄 Fun example

She appropriately thanked everyone, even the person who brought burnt cookies

The CEO appropriately addressed the company's financial concerns

📚Related Words

Synonyms

suitablyproperlyadequatelyfittinglycorrectly

Antonyms

inappropriatelyimproperlyunsuitably

Related

appropriatesuitableproperfittingapt

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