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Properly

adverb/pɹˈɑːpɚli/
Definition
in the right manner
with reason or justice
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹˈɑːpɚli/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹˈɒpəli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹˈɒpəli/
3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːpɚli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin the right manner
“please do your job properly!”
adverbwith reason or justice
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
richtig
auf die richtige Art und Weise
🇫🇷French
correctement
de la bonne manière
🇪🇸Spanish
adecuadamente
de la manera correcta
🇮🇹Italian
correttamente
nel modo giusto
🇳🇱Dutch
op de juiste manier
op de juiste manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
apropriadamente
da maneira certa
🇷🇺Russian
правильно
правильным образом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ठीक से
सही ढंग से
🇧🇩Bengali
সঠিকভাবে
সঠিক পদ্ধতিতে
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒழுங்காக
சரியான முறையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
సరిగ్గా
సరైన పద్ధతిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
योग्यरित्या
योग्य पद्धतीने
🇮🇳Gujarati
યોગ્ય રીતે
યોગ્ય રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ
ಸರಿಯಾದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശരിയായി
ശരിയായ രീതിയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਹੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ
ਸਹੀ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹھیک سے
صحیح طریقے سے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
适当地
以正确的方式
🇯🇵Japanese
きちんと
正しい方法で
🇰🇷Korean
제대로
올바른 방법으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đúng cách
theo đúng cách
🇹🇭Thai
อย่างถูกต้อง
ในลักษณะที่ถูกต้อง
🇮🇩Indonesian
dengan baik
dengan cara yang benar
🇵🇭Filipino
ng maayos
sa tamang paraan
🇲🇾Malay
dengan betul
dengan cara yang betul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
على وجه صحيح
بالطريقة الصحيحة
🇮🇷Persian
به درستی
به روش درست
🇹🇷Turkish
düzgün bir şekilde
doğru şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
כַּהֲלָכָה
בצורה הנכונה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'properly'?
The primary meaning of 'properly' is 'in the right manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'properly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'properly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'properly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'properly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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