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proper

/ˈprɑːpɚ/

US UK

adjective

[more ~; most ~]

correct according to social or moral rules

That is not the proper [=acceptable] way to dress for school.

It is not proper to speak that way.

The children need to learn proper behavior.

It would not be proper for you to borrow the ladder without asking first.

behaving in a way that is correct according to social or moral rules

She is a very prim and proper young lady.

always used before a noun :exactly correct

Is this the proper spelling of your name?

proper punctuation

always used before a noun :right or suitable for some purpose or situation

He didn't have the proper [=appropriate] training for the job.

You need to eat a proper meal instead of junk food.

Each step must be done in the proper order/sequence.

You need to get a proper [=real, decent] job.

Please put your shoes in their proper place. [=please put your shoes where they belong]

always used after a noun - used to emphasize that you are referring to the specific thing that is being named

Her family lived outside the city proper. [=lived in an area that was close to the city but was not actually in the city]

always used before a noun chiefly Brit :complete or absolute

I felt a proper fool after making that mistake.

We are in a proper mess now.

proper to

formal :belonging to or suited to (something)

Are such violent emotions proper to poetry?

adverb

chiefly Brit informal :in a complete way

We sure have messed things up proper. [=thoroughly, completely]

They beat us good and proper.

* Các từ tương tự:
proper name, proper noun, properly, propertied, property