adjective · formal
appropriate
UK/əˈprəʊprɪət/US/əˈproʊpriət/ap·PRO·priate
Band 6-7speakingtask2
suitable or proper in the circumstances
Examples
“It is appropriate to use formal language in an academic essay.”
“The committee took appropriate action to address the safety concerns.”
“Choose an appropriate method to collect your data.”
Band 8 sentence
“While technological innovation is welcome, it must be guided by appropriate ethical safeguards to protect vulnerable groups.”
Collocations
- appropriate for/to
- take appropriate action
Word family
appropriate adjectiveappropriately adverbappropriateness noun
Common mistakes
appropriate with→appropriate for / appropriate to
it is appropriately to→it is appropriate to
Say it for a higher band
5right→6suitable→7+appropriate
Synonyms
suitable
Easily confused
suitable
“Is this shirt suitable for the job interview?”
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