Meaning

3 senses
  1. In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably

    Does she think the repairs have been properly done?

    ordnungsgemäß, ordentlich, richtig

    до́лжным о́бразомdólžnym óbrazom, как сле́дуетkak slédujet, хороше́нькоxorošénʹko

    належноnaležno, правильноpravylʹno, нале́жним чи́номnaléžnym čýnom

    in the right manner; correctly; suitably

  2. (colloquial)Entirely; extremely; thoroughly.

    I was properly tired after that party.

  3. (obsolete)Individually; in one's own manner.

Examples

505 sentences
  1. I can't get the door to shut properly.

    Я не можу правильно закрити двері. — iceman

    ruЯ не могу как следует закрыть дверь. — al_ex_an_der

    deDiese Tür lässt sich nicht richtig schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I'll show you how to properly use it.

    Я покажу тобі, як правильно ним користуватися. — deniko

    ruЯ покажу тебе, как им правильно пользоваться. — marafon

  3. Let's do this properly.

    Давай зробимо це належним чином. — deniko

    ruДавай сделаем это правильно. — corvard

    deLass uns das anständig machen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Has Tom been eating properly?

    Чи Том харчувався належним чином? — deniko

  5. The toilet doesn't flush properly.

    Унітаз погано спускається. — aandrusiak

    ruСлив в унитазе плохо работает. — Karok

    deDie Toilette spült nicht richtig. — Yorwba

Translations

7 languages
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Forms

more properly, most properly
Comparativemore properly Lesson
Superlativemost properly

regular

Synonyms

105 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • eat properly
  • working properly
  • job properly
  • do that properly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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