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If we left the European Union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. So we will have time for a proper, reasoned debate. At the end of that debate you, the British people, will decide.
David Cameron

Meaning of "proper" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROPER

Via Old French from Latin prōprius special.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER

proper  [ˈprɒpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proper can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PROPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Proper

Proper may refer to: ▪ Proper, the part of a Christian liturgy that is specific to the date within the Liturgical Year ▪ Proper frame, such system of reference in which object is stationary, sometimes also called a co-moving frame ▪ Proper, in heraldry, means depicted in natural colors ▪ Proper Records, a UK record label ▪ Proper, a corrected release in response to a previously released online video or movie that contains transcoding or other playback errors. In mathematics: ▪ Proper map, in topology, a property of continuous function between topological spaces, if inverse images of compact subsets are compact ▪ Proper morphism, in algebraic geometry, an analogue of a proper map for algebraic varieties ▪ Proper transfer function, a transfer function in control theory in which the degree of the numerator does not exceed the degree of the denominator ▪ Proper equilibrium, in game theory, a refinement of the Nash equilibrium. ▪ Proper subset ▪ Proper space...

Definition of proper in the English dictionary

The first definition of proper in the dictionary is appropriate or suited for some purpose. Other definition of proper is correct in behaviour or conduct. Proper is also excessively correct in conduct; vigorously moral.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPER


chopper
ˈtʃɒpə
copper
ˈkɒpə
cropper
ˈkrɒpə
dropper
ˈdrɒpə
eavesdropper
ˈiːvzdrɒpə
eyedropper
ˈaɪˌdrɒpə
flopper
ˈflɒpə
grasshopper
ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒpə
hopper
ˈhɒpə
improper
ɪmˈprɒpə
name-dropper
ˈneɪmdrɒpə
poppa
ˈpɒpə
popper
ˈpɒpə
sharecropper
ˈʃɛəˌkrɒpə
shopper
ˈʃɒpə
stopper
ˈstɒpə
stropper
ˈstrɒpə
topper
ˈtɒpə
underpropper
ˈʌndəˌprɒpə
whopper
ˈwɒpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPER

propenyl
proper class
proper fraction
proper motion
proper name
proper noun
proper psalm
proper subset
proper time
properdin
properispomenon
properly
properness
propertied
properties
Propertius
property
property bond
property centre
property company

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPER

blooper
codeveloper
cooper
developer
galloper
good and proper
groper
hooper
hoper
looper
loper
outroper
real-estate developer
roper
sandgroper
snooper
state trooper
stoper
trooper
whooper

Synonyms and antonyms of proper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROPER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proper» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of proper

Translation of «proper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPER

Find out the translation of proper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

适当的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apropiado
570 millions of speakers

English

proper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उचित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنَاسِب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надлежащий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

próprio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঠিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

correct
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Betul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

echt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

適切な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적합한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suwene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực sự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उचित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uygun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opportuno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

właściwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відповідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adecvat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάλληλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behoorlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

riktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ekte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPER»

The term «proper» is very widely used and occupies the 3.979 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proper» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proper» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proper

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proper.
1
Alfred Adler
The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being, and through its use, brings peace to every human soul.
2
Paddy Ashdown
We have to make their livelihoods viable, get them the proper prices for their produce, try and make them stay rather than sell their property and leave again.
3
George Phillips Bond
Madam: If you discover any more comets, can you not wait until they are announced by the proper authorities?
4
John Breaux
It's proper and appropriate to remind the Chinese about what they get out of solid relations with the United States.
5
James L. Buckley
Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate argument in favor of term limitations.
6
Joseph Butler
Man may act according to that principle or inclination which for the present happens to be strongest, and yet act in a way disproportionate to, and violate his real proper nature.
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David Cameron
If we left the European Union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. So we will have time for a proper, reasoned debate. At the end of that debate you, the British people, will decide.
8
Anna Camp
Well, I'm from the South originally. I grew up in South Carolina definitely learning about manners and being proper and having to go to cotillions.
9
Claude Chabrol
A woman confronting men is a proper subject, it is inexhaustible.
10
Nick Clegg
We have got to make sure there is proper independent scrutiny and accountability for people in the press, just as there should be in any other industry where things go wrong. But let's not try and think it is for politicians or governments to tell people what they stick in newspapers. That is deeply illiberal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPER»

Discover the use of proper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Proper Names
"Perhaps the names of persons whose saying signifies a face--proper names in the middle of all these common names and commonplaces--can resist the dissolution of meaning and help us to speak." --From the author's Foreword
Emmanuel Lévinas, 1996
2
Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt, and Certainty in Christian ...
This book begins the process by turning the searchlight on Christians themselves, charting a course between the fundamentalist reaction and postmodernist radical nihilism.
Lesslie Newbigin, 1995
3
The Proper Lady and the Woman Writer: Ideology as Style in ...
"A brilliant, original, and powerful book. . . . This is the most skillful integration of feminism and Marxist literary criticism that I know of.
Mary Poovey, 1985
4
Beyond the Body Proper: Reading the Anthropology of Material ...
"This discerning collection offers a highly creative reading of the development of modern social thought about bodies as means of life in the world.
Margaret M. Lock, Judith Farquhar, 2007
5
Theory and Typology of Proper Names
This book proposes a synthesis of the functions of proper names, from a semantic, pragmatic and syntactic perspective.
Willy van Langendonck, 2007
6
Talking Proper: The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol
This is a witty, readable account of a fascinating subject, liberally spiced with quotations from English speech and writing over the past 250 years.
Lynda Mugglestone, 2007
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The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
Now, in The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Dr. Laura shows you—with real-life examples and real-life solutions—how to wield that power to attain all the sexual pleasure, intimacy, love, joy, and peace you want in your life.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, 2009
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The Transformation of Biblical Proper Names
In the transmission we encounter various transformations of biblical proper names.
Joze Krasovec, 2010
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Warrant and Proper Function
In this companion volume to Warrant: The Current Debate, Alvin Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of epistemic warrant; that is what turns true belief into knowledge.
Alvin Plantinga John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy University of Notre Dame, 1993
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Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names
(Foreword by Dick Mills) A complete dictionary of 3,600 names in the Old Testament. Hebrew or Aramaic equivalents are provided to clearly present original meanings.
Alfred Jones, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Many New Moms Aren't Getting Proper Infant Care Information …
Many new mothers are not being provided with proper information on care of their infant, a new study reveals. How could this happen? «Tech Times, Jul 15»
2
Austrian police intercept 201 migrants without proper documents on …
VIENNA – Austrian police say they found 201 migrants without proper travel documents on a train bound for Munich from the Hungarian capital ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Ed Sheeran's Only Gone And Landed Himself A Proper Acting Role
Making the leap from cameos to an ACTUAL, proper, super duper role, the 24-year-old will be playing Sir Cormac in the gory medieval drama, ... «Yahoo Celebrity UK, Jul 15»
4
Mordecai Richler finally gets a proper French translation
Mordecai Richler may be one of Canada's best-loved writers, but French translations of his novels have never done justice to his work - until ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
5
Let Rihanna Teach You The Proper Way To Say 'Christian Dior'
Now that Rihanna is the face of Christian Dior, we defer to her on all topics re: the French fashion house. Earlier this year, she showed us how ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
6
Sharpen Students' Minds with Proper Nutrition
MISSION, Kan., July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- (Family Features) Bells will soon be ringing, and parents may experience a sense of déjà vu for the first several ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
7
Flow means 'go' for proper lymph system development
Lymph flow drives development of lymphatic valves in collecting lymphatic vessels in the embryonic mouse mesentery. Two transcription ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
8
Proper training 'could have prevented' caravan crush death
AN employer provided inadequate health and safety training before a caravan collapsed on a worker in Co Down and crushed him to death, ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
9
Accord proper respect when National Anthem is played
As we draw closer to National Day, I urge Singaporeans and guests of the country to accord proper respect whenever our National Anthem is ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Elder abuse? Seek proper help, avoid 'public trial'
The Lower Delta Road incident of a woman caught on video slapping her mother is unfortunate, and Social and Family Development Minister ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»

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