ap•pro•pri•ate 
adjective, verb
adjective
word origin
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.
thesaurus
appropriate adj.
Jeans are not appropriate for a formal interview.suitable 
apt fit right acceptable satisfactory | especially BrE proper | especially spoken all right | informal, especially spoken OK | formal fitting
inappropriate
appropriate/suitable/apt/fit/right/acceptable/satisfactoryall right/OK/fitting for sb/sth appropriate/suitable/acceptable/satisfactory/all right/OK as sb/sth appropriate/suitable/apt/fit/right/acceptable/satisfactory/proper/all right/OK/fitting that… appropriate/suitable/fit/right/acceptable/satisfactory/proper/all right/OK/fitting to do sthAppropriate, suitable or right? How appropriate or suitable sb/sth is is a matter of judgement; how right sb/sth is is more a matter of fact:
Do you think she would be an appropriate/a suitable person to ask? 
a right person to ask:She's definitely the right person to ask. She's definitely the appropriate/suitable person to ask. 
example bank
It was thought appropriate to award her the prize.Tutors can construct tests appropriate to individual students' needs.I don't think a speech would be entirely appropriate.Jeans are not appropriate for a formal interview.The textbooks you use should be appropriate to the level of the students.We must make sure that appropriate action is taken.Would it be appropriate to take him a small gift? /BrE 
əˈprəʊpriət; NAmE 
əˈproʊpriət/ suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstancesan appropriate response/measure/method Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken. Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card (delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply).~ for sth Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.~ to sth The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children. inappropriate 
ap•pro•pri•ate•ly /BrE əˈprəʊpriətli; NAmE əˈproʊpriətli/ adverbThe government has been accused of not responding appropriately to the needs of the homeless.The chain of volcanoes is known, appropriately enough, as the ‘Ring of Fire’. ap•pro•pri•ate•ness /BrE əˈprəʊpriətnəs; NAmE əˈproʊpriətnəs/ noun [uncountable]He questioned the appropriateness of their methods. verb
verb forms
| present simple |
| I / you / we /they | appropriate |
| BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪt/ |
| NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪt/ |
| he / she /it | appropriates |
| BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪts/ |
| NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪts/ |
| past simple, past participle | appropriated |
| BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ |
| NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form | appropriating |
| BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/ |
| NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪtɪŋ/ |
word origin
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.
example bank
Five million dollars has been appropriated for research into the disease.Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government. /BrE əˈprəʊprieɪt; NAmE əˈproʊprieɪt/ (formal) 1 ~ sth to take sth, sb's ideas, etc. for your own use, especially illegally or without permissionHe was accused of appropriating club funds.Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government. 2 ~ sth (for sth) to take or give sth, especially money for a particular purposeFive million dollars have been appropriated for research into the disease. 
compare misappropriate
