"appropriate" meaning in English

See appropriate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈprəʊpriɪt/ [UK], /əˈproʊpriɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-appropriate-adj.ogg [US] Forms: appropriate [positive], more appropriate [comparative], most appropriate [superlative]
enPR: əprō'priĭt Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is appropriate, it matches the situation. Synonyms: right, correct
    Sense id: simple-appropriate-en-adj-~lZsA6vK

Verb

IPA: /əˈprəʊprieɪt/ [UK], /əˈproʊprieɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-appropriate-verb.ogg [US] Forms: appropriate [canonical], appropriates [third-person, singular], appropriated [past], appropriated [past, participle], appropriating [present, participle]
enPR: əprō'priāt [US] Head templates: {{verb|appropriat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you appropriate something, you take it from somebody else and make it your own. Synonyms: take, assume, adopt, seize
    Sense id: simple-appropriate-en-verb-y0S3I~2x Categories (other): Formal
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          "text": "We suggest ways in which teachers may change their materials to make them more appropriate for bilingual students."
        },
        {
          "text": "It is the job of management to look at the problems and take appropriate action."
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