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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeokjeolhan
"결혼식에 정장 차림으로 가는 것이 적절하다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Suitable or proper in the circumstances.
"It is appropriate to wear formal attire for the wedding."
- 1
To take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
"The artist was accused of appropriating the work of others."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'appropriate' originates from the Latin 'appropriatus', which is the past participle of 'appropriare', meaning 'to make one's own'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of suitability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appropriate" is said worldwide
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Approprié
Transliteration: a-pʁo-pʁie
"Il est approprié de porter un costume pour le mariage."
Angemessen
Transliteration: ˈaŋəˌmɛsən
"Es ist angemessen, formelle Kleidung zur Hochzeit zu tragen."
Appropriato
Transliteration: ap-pro-pʁi-a-to
"È appropriato indossare abiti formali per il matrimonio."
Apropiado
Transliteration: a-pro-pi-a-do
"Es apropiado llevar ropa formal para la boda."
Apropriado
Transliteration: a-pro-pʁi-a-do
"É apropriado usar roupas formais para o casamento."
उचित
Transliteration: uchit
"शादी के लिए औपचारिक कपड़े पहनना उचित है।"
适当的
Transliteration: shìdàng de
"参加婚礼时穿正式服装是适当的。"
적절한
Transliteration: jeokjeolhan
"결혼식에 정장 차림으로 가는 것이 적절하다."
適切な
Transliteration: tekisetsu na
"結婚式にはフォーマルな服装が適切です。"
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