adj / v · academic
appropriate
UK/əˈprəʊpriət/US/əˈproʊpriət/ə·PRO·priate
suitable or proper in the circumstances
Examples
“Choose an appropriate example to support your argument in Task 2.”
“It is appropriate to cite recent studies when discussing scientific topics.”
“The measures were appropriate given the scale of the problem.”
Band 8 sentence
“When selecting teaching materials, it is crucial to pick ones that are appropriate to students' proficiency and cultural background.”
Collocations
- appropriate for
- appropriate to
- find an appropriate solution
Word family
Common mistakes
appropriate to do something→appropriate for something / appropriate to something
approximate→appropriate
Say it for a higher band
5suitable→6proper→7+appropriate
Synonyms
suitable
proper
Easily confused
approximate
“The measurements are only approximate, so we cannot publish them yet.”
suitable
“Is this venue suitable for the conference?”
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