proper
SuitableSuitable.: Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
» I'll go get the proper forms.
Meaning
20 sensesSuitable.
Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
the proper time to plant potatoes
richtig, passend, angemessen
подходя́щийpodxodjáščij, соотве́тствующийsootvétstvujuščij, надлежа́щийnadležáščij
підходя́щийpidxodjáščyj, нале́жнийnaléžnyj
Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
a very proper young lady
richtig
пра́вильныйprávilʹnyj
пра́вильнийprávylʹnyj
Such that the preimage of every compact set is compact.
Continuous, mapping closed sets to closed sets, and such that the preimage of every point is compact.
Separated, of finite type, and universally closed.
Such that unique morphism from the variety to k is proper (as above).
Such that every closed ball is compact.
Possessed, related.
Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter.
Eigenname
со́бственныйsóbstvennyj
Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular.
1829, James Marsh, Preliminary Essay to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Aids to Reflection those higher and peculiar attributes […] which constitute our proper humanity
(postpositional, usually)In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc).
Belonging to oneself or itself; own.
proper motion — proper left — proper right
eigen
со́бственныйsóbstvennyj, прису́щийprisúščij
Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures.
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- limited to the thing specified
- marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
Examples
249 sentencesI'll go get the proper forms.
We don't have the proper equipment.
ruУ нас нет подходящего снаряжения.
I didn't follow the proper procedure.
Let's find you some proper clothes.
That's not a proper thing to say.
ruТак не говорят.
deSo was sagt man nicht.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 7
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English propre, from Anglo-Norman proper, propre, Old French propre (French: pFrom Middle English propre, from Anglo-Norman proper, propre, Old French propre (French: propre), from Latin proprius.
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Forms
more proper, most proper| Comparative | more proper Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most proper Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
126 synonyms- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs:right
Antonyms
81 antonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form