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Proper - translation, pronunciation and examples

proper
/ˈprɒpə/

proper

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈprɑpər/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈprɒpə/
Meaning of proper

correct or suitable for the situation

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈprɒpə/
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How important is this wordvery often
proper

When to use proper

proper way

正确方式

proper time

合适时间

proper place

合适地点

proper name

专有名称

proper use

正确使用

proper usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

This is the proper way to fill out the form.

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

She wore proper clothes for the interview.

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proper - надлежащий
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proper适当的
chopped切碎的
cooked煮熟的
frozen冷冻的
raw生的
salty咸的
sliced切片的

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proper translation: надлежащий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

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/ˈprɒpə/

proper translation

надлежащий

proper examples

This is the proper way to fill out the form.

proper transcription

/ˈprɒpə/, /ˈprɑpər/

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proper meaning: what does it mean?

correct or suitable for the situation

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proper is pronounced as /ˈprɒpə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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This is the proper way to fill out the form. Translation: Это надлежащий способ заполнить форму.

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