be+suitable+or+proper+for
1proper — prop|er1 W2S1 [ˈprɔpə US ˈpra:pər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: propre, from Latin proprius own ] 1.) [only before noun] right, suitable, or correct ▪ Everything was in its proper place (=where it should be) . ▪ the proper way to… …
2proper */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɒpə(r)] / US [ˈprɑpər] adjective 1) [only before noun] suitable for the purpose or situation You have to have the proper tools for the job. That s not the proper way to do it! The problem was they didn t have a proper place to rehearse.… …
3proper — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun, no comparative) especially BrE right, suitable, or correct: She needs proper medical attention. | Put that back in its proper place. | I went through the proper process, I wrote to my MP. 2 socially or legally… …
4proper — properly, adv. properness, n. /prop euhr/, adj. 1. adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries. 2. conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a …
5proper — /ˈprɒpə / (say propuh) adjective 1. adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant. 2. conforming to established standards of behaviour or manners; correct or decorous. 3. fitting; right. 4.… …
6proper — [[t]prɒ̱pə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use proper to describe things that you consider to be real and satisfactory rather than inadequate in some way. Two out of five people lack a proper job... I always cook a proper evening meal. 2) ADJ: ADJ… …
7proper — prop·er adj: marked by fitness or correctness; esp: being in accordance with established procedure, law, jurisdiction, or standards of care, fairness, and justice argued that the shareholder was acting in bad faith and lacked a proper purpose for …
8proper — [präp′ər] adj. [ME propre < OFr < L proprius, one s own] 1. specially adapted or suitable to a specific purpose or specific conditions; appropriate [the proper tool for a job] 2. naturally belonging or peculiar (to) [weather proper to… …
9Proper — Prop er, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius. Cf. {Appropriate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Belonging to one; one s own; individual. His proper good [i. e., his own possessions]. Chaucer. My proper son. Shak. [1913 Webster] Now learn the… …
10Proper corolla — Proper Prop er, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius. Cf. {Appropriate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Belonging to one; one s own; individual. His proper good [i. e., his own possessions]. Chaucer. My proper son. Shak. [1913 Webster] Now learn the… …
