properly
In a proper manner, appropriately, suitablyIn a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably
» I can't get the door to shut properly.
Diese Tür lässt sich nicht richtig schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я не могу как следует закрыть дверь. — al_ex_an_der
Я не можу правильно закрити двері. — iceman
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesIn 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
(colloquial)Entirely; extremely; thoroughly.
I was properly tired after that party.
(obsolete)Individually; in one's own manner.
Examples
505 sentencesI 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
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
Let's do this properly.
Давай зробимо це належним чином. — deniko
ruДавай сделаем это правильно. — corvard
deLass uns das anständig machen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Has Tom been eating properly?
Чи Том харчувався належним чином? — deniko
The toilet doesn't flush properly.
Унітаз погано спускається. — aandrusiak
ruСлив в унитазе плохо работает. — Karok
deDie Toilette spült nicht richtig. — Yorwba
Translations
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Forms
more properly, most properly| Comparative | more properly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most properly |
regular
Synonyms
105 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
4 patterns- eat properly
- working properly
- job properly
- do that properly
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.