"proper" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈprɑp.ɚ/ [US], /ˈprɔp.ə/ [Australia], /ˈprɒp.ə/ [UK] Audio: en-us-proper.ogg [US] Forms: proper [positive], more proper [comparative], most proper [superlative]
enPR: präpʹər [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The proper way, place, use, etc. is the right one.
    Sense id: simple-proper-en-adj-AGaeYaNF Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  2. If something is proper, it is polite or acceptable.
    Sense id: simple-proper-en-adj-X3iPTJIh
  3. The x proper is the main or important part of x, not the parts near it.
    Sense id: simple-proper-en-adj-3FsdeJfJ
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      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more proper",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most proper",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Attributive modifiers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What is the proper way to write a letter?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The proper way, place, use, etc. is the right one."
      ],
      "id": "simple-proper-en-adj-AGaeYaNF",
      "raw_tags": [
        "usually before a noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's not proper for you to live alone like this."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was a very proper young lady."
        },
        {
          "text": "Why don't you get a proper job at a good company?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is proper, it is polite or acceptable."
      ],
      "id": "simple-proper-en-adj-X3iPTJIh"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We stayed in a village and only went into the city proper during the day."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The x proper is the main or important part of x, not the parts near it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-proper-en-adj-3FsdeJfJ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "only after the noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "präpʹər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɑp.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"prAp.@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɔp.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"prOp.@/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɒp.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"prQp.@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-proper.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "proper"
}
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    {
      "form": "proper",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more proper",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most proper",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Attributive modifiers"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What is the proper way to write a letter?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The proper way, place, use, etc. is the right one."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "usually before a noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's not proper for you to live alone like this."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was a very proper young lady."
        },
        {
          "text": "Why don't you get a proper job at a good company?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is proper, it is polite or acceptable."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We stayed in a village and only went into the city proper during the day."
        }
      ],
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        "The x proper is the main or important part of x, not the parts near it."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "only after the noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "präpʹər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɑp.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"prAp.@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɔp.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"prOp.@/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɒp.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"prQp.@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-proper.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "proper"
}

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