proper

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UK /ˈpɹɒp.ə(ɹ)/ US /ˈpɹɔp.ə/

adj 5adv 2noun 2name 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem

It seems proper to thank the people who helped us succeed.

consider sth, deem sth, think sth

Many people think it proper to remove their shoes before entering a temple.

ADV

very

entirely, perfectly, quite

She felt entirely proper wearing her grandmother's vintage dress to the formal dinner.

PHRASES

(only) right and proper

After all her years of service, it was only right and proper that she received a public award.

Definitions

adj

Suitable.

the proper time to plant potatoes

The proper study of mankind is man.

Suitable.

a very proper young lady

This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men.

Suitable.

adv

properly; thoroughly; completely.

'I thought it was the American Associated Press.' 'Oh, they are on the track, are they?' 'They to-day, and the Times yesterday. Oh, they are buzzing round proper.'

“Christmas Eve,” said Nabby Adams. “I used to pump the bloody organ for the carols, proper pissed usually.”

properly.

"But it's not many of us as can make 'em proper."

When I meet a bad chick, know I gotta tell her hello talk real proper, but she straight up out the ghetto

noun

Something set apart for a special use.

A part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a pers

right

Antonyms

improper

Idioms & Phrases

prim and proper

prudish, straight-laced

Example Bank

the proper time to plant potatoes

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The proper study of mankind is man.

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One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure exc

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'I thought it was the American Associated Press.' 'Oh, they are on the track, are they?' 'They to-day, and the Times yesterday. Oh, they are buzzing round proper.'

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“Christmas Eve,” said Nabby Adams. “I used to pump the bloody organ for the carols, proper pissed usually.”

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The kid towelled him up proper.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, proper is marked as obsolete, UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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