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proper
UK
/ˈprɒp.ə/
US
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
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proper
noun
propers
pl
Translations
Additional translations
приличие
уместность
Definitions
A part of a church service that varies according to the liturgical calendar.
The choir sang the proper during the Easter service.
Synonyms
property
possession
belonging
asset
ownership
estate
proper
adjective
properer
Comp.
properest
Super.
UK
/ˈprɒp.ə/
US
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
Translations
правильный
He gave a proper response to the question.
Он дал правильный ответ на вопрос.
надлежащий
She wore a proper dress for the occasion.
Она надела надлежащее платье для этого случая.
подобающий
He showed proper respect to his elders.
Он проявил подобающее уважение к старшим.
Additional translations
соответствующий
корректный
приличный
уместный
Definitions
Conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or appropriate.
She wore a proper dress for the formal event.
Belonging or relating exclusively to a particular place or thing.
The proper name for this plant is 'Rosa rubiginosa'.
Strictly accurate or correct.
He used the proper technique to solve the math problem.
Real or genuine.
He finally had a proper meal after days of eating snacks.
Strictly limited to the specified thing itself, excluding related or surrounding elements.
The city proper has a population of just under one million.
(Heraldry) Depicted in its natural colors rather than stylized tinctures.
The blazon describes a rose proper on a field sable.
Synonyms
appropriate
suitable
fitting
correct
right
decent
respectable
seemly
orderly
conventional
Antonyms
improper
inappropriate
unacceptable
proper
adverb
UK
/ˈprɒp.ə/
US
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
Used informally in British English as an intensifying adverb.
Definitions
Very; extremely; thoroughly (chiefly British informal).
It’s proper cold outside today.
Synonyms
properly
correctly
suitably
appropriately
rightly
duly
fittingly
aptly
accurately
exactly
propers
noun
proper
propers
pl
UK
/ˈprɒp.əz/
US
/ˈprɑː.pɚz/
Translations
положенные части
The choir sang the propers during the church service.
Хор исполнил положенные части во время церковной службы.
Additional translations
должное
положенное
Definitions
The parts of a church service that vary according to the liturgical calendar, such as prayers, readings, and hymns.
The choir practiced the propers for the upcoming Easter service.
informal, plural only: due or proper respect or credit
Make sure you give the volunteers their propers for all the work they put in.
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