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proper vs appropriate

appropriate vs proper

proper and appropriate both are adjectives.

proper is not a verb while appropriate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proper No Yes No No
appropriate No Yes Yes No
proper (adjective) appropriate (adjective)
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs meant or adapted for an occasion or use
having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
limited to the thing specified
proper (verb) appropriate (verb)
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Difference between proper and appropriate

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