Proper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒpə/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːpɚ/.

Examples

proper medical treatment
proper manners
wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

right

Antonyms

improper

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness “proper medical treatment”
adjective	having all the qualities typical of the thing specified “wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack”
adjective	limited to the thing specified “the city proper”
adjective	appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs “everything in its proper place”

Word Forms

properness

noun

correct or appropriate behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

richtig

gekennzeichnet durch Eignung oder Richtigkeit oder Angemessenheit

🇫🇷French

approprié

marqué par l'adéquation, la justesse ou la pertinence

🇪🇸Spanish

adecuado

marcado por idoneidad o corrección o idoneidad

🇮🇹Italian

corretto

contrassegnato da idoneità, correttezza o appropriatezza

🇳🇱Dutch

juist

gekenmerkt door geschiktheid, juistheid of geschiktheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

apropriado

marcado por adequação ou correção ou adequação

🇷🇺Russian

правильный

отмечены пригодностью, правильностью или уместностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उचित

उपयुक्तता या उचितता या उपयुक्तता द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

যথাযথ

উপযুক্ততা বা সঠিকতা বা উপযুক্ততা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சரியான

பொருத்தம் அல்லது சரியான தன்மை அல்லது பொருத்தத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సరైన

అనుకూలత లేదా సరైన లేదా సముచితతతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

योग्य

योग्यता किंवा योग्यता किंवा योग्यता द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોગ્ય

યોગ્યતા અથવા યોગ્યતા અથવા યોગ્યતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಿಯಾದ

ಸೂಕ್ತತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಯಾದತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരിയായ

അനുയോജ്യത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശരി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുയോജ്യത എന്നിവയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹੀ

ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مناسب

مناسبیت یا درستگی یا مناسبیت کے ذریعہ نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恰当的

以适合性、正确性或适当性为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

ちゃんとした

適合性、正しさ、適切さによって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

적절한

적합성 또는 정당성 또는 적절성으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thích hợp

được đánh dấu bằng sự phù hợp hoặc sự đúng đắn hoặc sự phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

เหมาะสม

ทำเครื่องหมายตามความเหมาะสมหรือความถูกต้องหรือความเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesuai

ditandai dengan kesesuaian atau kebenaran atau kepantasan

🇵🇭Filipino

nararapat

minarkahan ng kaangkupan o katumpakan o kaangkupan

🇲🇾Malay

betul

ditandai dengan kesesuaian atau kewajaran atau kesesuaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سليم

تتميز بالملاءمة أو الصواب أو الملاءمة

🇮🇷Persian

مناسب

با مناسب بودن یا درستی یا مناسب بودن مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

düzgün

uygunluk veya doğruluk veya uygunluk ile işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

תָקִין

מסומן על ידי התאמה או נכונות או התאמה

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